linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH]: acpica/nfit: Rename not-armed bit definition

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Message-ID: <CAA9_cmdNBmOoyT90s5ONoEzwvWQvM7kTbwiXYEGDWfki+aaucg@mail.gmail.com>
Date:	Sat, 29 Aug 2015 08:22:27 -0700
From:	Dan Williams <dan.j.williams@...el.com>
To:	Toshi Kani <toshi.kani@...com>
Cc:	rafael.j.wysocki@...el.com, robert.moore@...el.com,
	linux-acpi@...r.kernel.org,
	"linux-nvdimm@...ts.01.org" <linux-nvdimm@...ts.01.org>,
	Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	devel@...ica.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH]: acpica/nfit: Rename not-armed bit definition

On Fri, Aug 28, 2015 at 7:40 AM, Toshi Kani <toshi.kani@...com> wrote:
> ACPI 6.0 NFIT Memory Device State Flags in Table 5-129 defines
> bit 3 as follows.
>
>   Bit [3] set to 1 to indicate that the Memory Device is observed
>   to be not armed prior to OSPM hand off. A Memory Device is
>   considered armed if it is able to accept persistent writes.
>
> This bit is currently defined as ACPI_NFIT_MEM_ARMED, which can be
> confusing as if the Memory Device is armed when this bit is set.
>
> Change the name to ACPI_NFIT_MEM_NOT_ARMED per the spec.
>
> Signed-off-by: Toshi Kani <toshi.kani@...com>
> Cc: Bob Moore <robert.moore@...el.com>
> Cc: Dan Williams <dan.j.williams@...el.com>

Acked-by: Dan Williams <dan.j.williams@...el.com>
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