linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/3] printk: make preferred

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Date:	Mon, 25 Jan 2016 08:14:55 -0800
From:	Peter Hurley <peter@...leysoftware.com>
To:	Aleksey Makarov <aleksey.makarov@...aro.org>,
	Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com>, linux-acpi@...r.kernel.org
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org,
	linux-serial@...r.kernel.org,
	Graeme Gregory <graeme.gregory@...aro.org>,
	Russell King <linux@....linux.org.uk>,
	Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
	"Rafael J . Wysocki" <rjw@...ysocki.net>,
	Leif Lindholm <leif.lindholm@...aro.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/3] printk: make preferred_console local static bool

On 01/25/2016 05:28 AM, Aleksey Makarov wrote:
> 
> 
> On 25.01.2016 19:23, Joe Perches wrote:
>> On Mon, 2016-01-25 at 18:51 +0600, Aleksey Makarov wrote:
>>>
>>> On 25.01.2016 18:45, Joe Perches wrote:
>>>> On Mon, 2016-01-25 at 17:45 +0600, Aleksey Makarov wrote:
>>>>> The variable preferred_console is used only inside register_console()
>>>>> and it's semantics is boolean.  Make it clear.
>>>>
>>>> This loses the index of the preferred console.
>>>> I'm not sure this is better.
>>>
>>> That index is not used anywhere.  I believe the patch makes things clear.
>>
>> Well, with this change the name and its use
>> is a bit misleading.  Maybe changing it to
>> something like use_selected_console is better.
> 
> Thank you. I will fix this in the next version.

Ideally, the transform should be

 preferred_console => has_preferred
 selected_console => preferred_console

This would match the actual use of add_preferred_console()

Regards,
Peter Hurley