linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 01/11] resource: Add System RAM resource type

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Message-ID: <20151216174523.GH29775@pd.tnic>
Date:	Wed, 16 Dec 2015 18:45:23 +0100
From:	Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>
To:	Toshi Kani <toshi.kani@....com>
Cc:	akpm@...ux-foundation.org, linux-arch@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-mm@...ck.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
	"Rafael J. Wysocki" <rafael.j.wysocki@...el.com>,
	Dan Williams <dan.j.williams@...el.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 01/11] resource: Add System RAM resource type

On Wed, Dec 16, 2015 at 09:35:59AM -0700, Toshi Kani wrote:
> We do not have enough bits left to cover any potential future use-cases
> with other strings if we are going to get rid of strcmp() completely.

Look at the examples I gave. I'm talking about having an additional
identifier which can be a number and not a bit.

>  Since the searches from crash and kexec are one-time thing, and einj
> is a R&D tool, I think we can leave the strcmp() check for these
> special cases, and keep the interface flexible with any strings.

I don't think using strings is anywhere close to flexible. If at all, it
is an odd use case which shouldnt've been allowed in in the first place.

-- 
Regards/Gruss,
    Boris.

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