linux-kernel - Re: [RFC 3/6] x86, NMI, Rename memory parity error to PCI SERR error

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Message-ID: <20100916081806.GV13563@erda.amd.com>
Date:	Thu, 16 Sep 2010 10:18:06 +0200
From:	Robert Richter <robert.richter@....com>
To:	Huang Ying <ying.huang@...el.com>
CC:	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>, "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Andi Kleen <andi@...stfloor.org>
Subject: Re: [RFC 3/6] x86, NMI, Rename memory parity error to PCI SERR
 error

On 12.09.10 22:02:06, Huang Ying wrote:
> > Haven't you introduced *_MEMPAR with patch 1/6?
> 
> Yes. And I suggest to rename it to *_SERR in this patch to reflect the
> contemporary hardware better. I think they are two steps: naming the
> magic number and changing the name of constant and function.

Hmm, I would rather avoid introducing a name and then immediatly
renaming it again.

-Robert

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