linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 2/8] x86/intel_rdt/mba: Generalize the naming to get ready for MBA

lists.openwall.net		lists / announce owl-users owl-dev john-users john-dev passwdqc-users yescrypt popa3d-users / oss-security kernel-hardening musl sabotage tlsify passwords / crypt-dev xvendor / Bugtraq Full-Disclosure linux-kernel linux-netdev linux-ext4 linux-hardening PHC
Open Source and information security mailing list archives

Hash Suite: Windows password security audit tool. GUI, reports in PDF.

[<prev] [next>] [<thread-prev] [thread-next>] [day] [month] [year] [list]

Date:   Mon, 16 Jan 2017 14:45:03 +0100 (CET)
From:   Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>
To:     Vikas Shivappa <vikas.shivappa@...ux.intel.com>
cc:     vikas.shivappa@...el.com, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        x86@...nel.org, hpa@...or.com, mingo@...nel.org,
        peterz@...radead.org, ravi.v.shankar@...el.com,
        tony.luck@...el.com, fenghua.yu@...el.com, h.peter.anvin@...el.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/8] x86/intel_rdt/mba: Generalize the naming to get
 ready for MBA

On Tue, 10 Jan 2017, Vikas Shivappa wrote:
> @@ -71,14 +71,14 @@ struct rftype {
>   * @capable:			Is this feature available on this machine
>   * @name:			Name to use in "schemata" file
>   * @num_closid:			Number of CLOSIDs available
> - * @max_cbm:			Largest Cache Bit Mask allowed
> + * @no_ctrl:			Specifies max cache cbm or min mem b/w delay.

no_ctrl is a horrible name. This should be default_ctrl or something similar.

Thanks,

	tglx