linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 4/4] arm64: advertise CPU features for modalias matching

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Date:	Thu, 14 Nov 2013 17:14:22 +0100
From:	Ard Biesheuvel <ard.biesheuvel@...aro.org>
To:	Catalin Marinas <catalin.marinas@....com>
Cc:	"x86@...nel.org" <x86@...nel.org>,
	"linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org" 
	<linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	"gregkh@...uxfoundation.org" <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
	"hpa@...or.com" <hpa@...or.com>,
	"steve.capper@...aro.org" <steve.capper@...aro.org>,
	"ak@...ux.intel.com" <ak@...ux.intel.com>,
	Dave P Martin <Dave.Martin@....com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 4/4] arm64: advertise CPU features for modalias matching

On 14 November 2013 16:29, Catalin Marinas <catalin.marinas@....com> wrote:
> On Mon, Nov 11, 2013 at 10:19:35AM +0000, Ard Biesheuvel wrote:
>> +ssize_t arch_print_cpu_modalias(struct device *dev,
>> +                             struct device_attribute *attr,
>> +                             char *buf)
>> +{
>> +     unsigned int caps;
>> +     ssize_t n;
>> +     int i;
>> +
>> +     /*
>> +      * With 32 features maximum (taking 5 bytes each to print), we don't
>> +      * need to worry about overrunning the PAGE_SIZE sized buffer.
>> +      */
>> +     n = sprintf(buf, "cpu:type:arm64:feature:");
>
> I would use "aarch64" here instead of arm64 for consistency with the
> architecture mode, compiler triplet and ELF_PLATFORM definition in the
> kernel.

OK, I will change that.

Regards,
Ard,
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