linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 1/6] x86/mm/pat: Change PAT to support non-default PAT MSR

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Date:	Tue, 22 Mar 2016 20:17:53 +0100 (CET)
From:	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>
To:	Borislav Petkov <bp@...e.de>
cc:	Toshi Kani <toshi.kani@....com>, mingo@...nel.org, hpa@...or.com,
	mcgrof@...e.com, jgross@...e.com, paul.gortmaker@...driver.com,
	konrad.wilk@...cle.com, elliott@....com, x86@...nel.org,
	xen-devel@...ts.xenproject.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 1/6] x86/mm/pat: Change PAT to support non-default
 PAT MSR

On Tue, 22 Mar 2016, Borislav Petkov wrote:
> > +static void pat_keep_handoff_state(void)
> 
> Static function, no need for "pat_" prefix. Also, no need for the
> kernel-doc comment.

I have to disagree. kernel-doc comments are not limited to global
functions.

I realy prefer kernel-doc style for static functions over randomly formatted
ones for consistency reasons.
 
Thanks,

	tglx