linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/3] ACPI / blacklist: add acpi_match

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Message-ID: <1500398136.2042.17.camel@hpe.com>
Date:   Tue, 18 Jul 2017 17:24:50 +0000
From:   "Kani, Toshimitsu" <toshi.kani@....com>
To:     "bp@...en8.de" <bp@...en8.de>
CC:     "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
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        <srinivas.pandruvada@...ux.intel.com>,
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Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/3] ACPI / blacklist: add acpi_match_oemlist() interface

On Tue, 2017-07-18 at 18:43 +0200, Borislav Petkov wrote:
> On Tue, Jul 18, 2017 at 03:48:54PM +0000, Kani, Toshimitsu wrote:
> > This patch defines 'struct acpi_oemlist' in "include/linux/acpi.h"
> > as a
> 
> I see that.
> 
> > common structure, and replaces this specific 'struct
> > acpi_blacklist'.
> 
> And what makes acpi_oemlist "common" and acpi_blacklist "specific"?
> 
> So let me save you some time - "oemlist" is more specific than
> "blacklist" and I can imagine a blacklist item not always being
> oem-specific.
> 
> What I'm hinting at is, don't change that name. acpi_blacklist is
> just fine.

Well, a list does not need to be a black-list.  It can be a white-list
or anything that matters.  The caller defines the usage of a list.  So,
I tried to avoid putting any usage to the structure name.

> > Agreed.  Will change to a shorter name like below. 
> > 
> > 	enum acpi_oemlist_pred predicate;
> 
> 	enum acpi_predicate pred;
> 
> is even better.

Sounds good.

Thanks,
-Toshi