linux-kernel - RE: [PATCH V2 2/3] efi: Introduce efi_rts_workqueue and some infrastructure to invoke all efi_runtime

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Date:   Thu, 8 Mar 2018 18:09:56 +0000
From:   "Prakhya, Sai Praneeth" <sai.praneeth.prakhya@...el.com>
To:     Miguel Ojeda <miguel.ojeda.sandonis@...il.com>
CC:     "linux-efi@...r.kernel.org" <linux-efi@...r.kernel.org>,
        linux-kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        "Lee@...r.kernel.org" <Lee@...r.kernel.org>,
        Chun-Yi <jlee@...e.com>, Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>,
        "Luck, Tony" <tony.luck@...el.com>,
        Will Deacon <will.deacon@....com>,
        "Hansen, Dave" <dave.hansen@...el.com>,
        Mark Rutland <mark.rutland@....com>,
        Bhupesh Sharma <bhsharma@...hat.com>,
        "Neri, Ricardo" <ricardo.neri@...el.com>,
        "Shankar, Ravi V" <ravi.v.shankar@...el.com>,
        Matt Fleming <matt@...eblueprint.co.uk>,
        "Zijlstra, Peter" <peter.zijlstra@...el.com>,
        Ard Biesheuvel <ard.biesheuvel@...aro.org>,
        "Williams, Dan J" <dan.j.williams@...el.com>
Subject: RE: [PATCH V2 2/3] efi: Introduce efi_rts_workqueue and some
 infrastructure to invoke all efi_runtime_services()

/*
> >> > +        * Since we process only one efi_runtime_service() at a time, an
> >> > +        * ordered workqueue (which creates only one execution context)
> >> > +        * should suffice all our needs.
> >> > +        */
> >> > +       efi_rts_wq = alloc_ordered_workqueue("efi_rts_workqueue",
> >> > + 0);
> >>
> >> efi_rts_wq or efi_rts_workqueue?
> >>
> >> > +       if (!efi_rts_wq) {
> >> > +               pr_err("Failed to create efi_rts_workqueue, EFI runtime services "
> >>
> >> Same here.
> >
> > Sure! I will make it consistent with "efi_rts_wq". Just tried to be
> > more verbose with names :)
> >
> 
> It is not a big deal, but using the exact same name is better for the purposes of
> grepping and things like that :-)

Yes, that makes sense.

> By the way, check the commit title/message, there are some others there too.

Sure! I will make changes to commit/title messages too.

Regards,
Sai