linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v5 09/12] x86/init: add intr_mode_init to x86_init

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Message-ID: <c16cd55f-5bd1-3dc2-214f-6469b4fffd5b@cn.fujitsu.com>
Date:   Mon, 3 Jul 2017 11:28:24 +0800
From:   Dou Liyang <douly.fnst@...fujitsu.com>
To:     Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>
CC:     <x86@...nel.org>, <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        <xen-devel@...ts.xenproject.org>, <mingo@...nel.org>,
        <hpa@...or.com>, <ebiederm@...ssion.com>, <bhe@...hat.com>,
        <boris.ostrovsky@...cle.com>, <peterz@...radead.org>,
        <izumi.taku@...fujitsu.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v5 09/12] x86/init: add intr_mode_init to x86_init_ops

Hi Thomas,

At 07/03/2017 03:16 AM, Thomas Gleixner wrote:
> On Fri, 30 Jun 2017, Dou Liyang wrote:
>> Add an unconditional x86_init_ops function which defaults to the
>> standard function and can be overridden by the early platform code.
>
> That changelog describes WHAT the patch does, but not WHY. That's useless
> as we can see WHAT the patch does from the patch itself. The WHY is the
> really important information.
>

Understood, I will add the WHY description in the next version.

Thank,

	dou.

> Thanks,
>
> 	tglx
>
>
>