linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] x86/ldt: Rename ldr_struct.size to .n

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Date:   Tue, 6 Jun 2017 15:20:22 -0700
From:   Andy Lutomirski <luto@...capital.net>
To:     Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>
Cc:     X86 ML <x86@...nel.org>, LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] x86/ldt: Rename ldr_struct.size to .n_entries

On Tue, Jun 6, 2017 at 10:31 AM, Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de> wrote:
> From: Borislav Petkov <bp@...e.de>
>
> ... because this is exactly what it is: the number of entries in the
> LDT. Calling it "size" is simply confusing and it is actually begging
> to be called "n_entries" or somesuch, especially if you see constructs
> like:

In the subject: ldt_struct, perhaps?

Otherwise looks good.