linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 02/11] x86, fpu: rename xfeature

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Date:	Wed, 26 Aug 2015 18:06:27 +0200
From:	Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>
To:	Dave Hansen <dave@...1.net>
Cc:	dave.hansen@...ux.intel.com, mingo@...hat.com, x86@...nel.org,
	fenghua.yu@...el.com, tim.c.chen@...ux.intel.com,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 02/11] x86, fpu: rename xfeature_bit

On Tue, Aug 25, 2015 at 01:12:02PM -0700, Dave Hansen wrote:
> 
> From: Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@...ux.intel.com>
> 
> The 'xfeature_bit's are at best xfeature bit _numbers_.  Calling
> them bits is at best inconsistent with ending the enum list with
> 'XFEATURES_NR_MAX'.
> 
> This patch renames the enum to be 'xfeature_nr'.  These also
> happen to be what the Intel documentation calls a "state
> component".
> 
> Signed-off-by: Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@...ux.intel.com>
> Cc: Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>
> Cc: x86@...nel.org
> Cc: Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>
> Cc: Fenghua Yu <fenghua.yu@...el.com>
> Cc: Tim Chen <tim.c.chen@...ux.intel.com>
> Cc: linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
> ---
> 
>  b/arch/x86/include/asm/fpu/types.h |   38 ++++++++++++++++++++-----------------
>  1 file changed, 21 insertions(+), 17 deletions(-)
> 
> diff -puN arch/x86/include/asm/fpu/types.h~x86-fpu-rename-xfeature_bit arch/x86/include/asm/fpu/types.h
> --- a/arch/x86/include/asm/fpu/types.h~x86-fpu-rename-xfeature_bit	2015-08-25 12:49:58.393504548 -0700
> +++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/fpu/types.h	2015-08-25 12:49:58.396504684 -0700
> @@ -95,27 +95,31 @@ struct swregs_state {
>  /*
>   * List of XSAVE features Linux knows about:
>   */
> -enum xfeature_bit {
> -	XSTATE_BIT_FP,
> -	XSTATE_BIT_SSE,
> -	XSTATE_BIT_YMM,
> -	XSTATE_BIT_BNDREGS,
> -	XSTATE_BIT_BNDCSR,
> -	XSTATE_BIT_OPMASK,
> -	XSTATE_BIT_ZMM_Hi256,
> -	XSTATE_BIT_Hi16_ZMM,
> +enum xfeature_nr {
> +	XFEATURE_NR_FP,
> +	XFEATURE_NR_SSE,
> +	/*
> +	 * Values above here are "legacy states".
> +	 * Those below are "extended states".
> +	 */
> +	XFEATURE_NR_YMM,
> +	XFEATURE_NR_BNDREGS,
> +	XFEATURE_NR_BNDCSR,
> +	XFEATURE_NR_OPMASK,
> +	XFEATURE_NR_ZMM_Hi256,
> +	XFEATURE_NR_Hi16_ZMM,

Why not simply

s/NR_//

?

I.e., XFEATURE_FP, XFEATURE_SSE and so on...

-- 
Regards/Gruss,
    Boris.

ECO tip #101: Trim your mails when you reply.
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