linux-kernel - Re: [RFC PATCH v4 2/3] acpi: apei: Rename ghes_severity() to ghes_cper

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Message-ID: <20180511153947.GC12705@pd.tnic>
Date:   Fri, 11 May 2018 17:39:47 +0200
From:   Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>
To:     Alexandru Gagniuc <mr.nuke.me@...il.com>
Cc:     alex_gagniuc@...lteam.com, austin_bolen@...l.com,
        shyam_iyer@...l.com, "Rafael J. Wysocki" <rjw@...ysocki.net>,
        Len Brown <lenb@...nel.org>, Tony Luck <tony.luck@...el.com>,
        Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab@...nel.org>,
        Robert Moore <robert.moore@...el.com>,
        Erik Schmauss <erik.schmauss@...el.com>,
        Tyler Baicar <tbaicar@...eaurora.org>,
        Will Deacon <will.deacon@....com>,
        James Morse <james.morse@....com>,
        Shiju Jose <shiju.jose@...wei.com>,
        "Jonathan (Zhixiong) Zhang" <zjzhang@...eaurora.org>,
        Dongjiu Geng <gengdongjiu@...wei.com>,
        linux-acpi@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-edac@...r.kernel.org, devel@...ica.org
Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH v4 2/3] acpi: apei: Rename ghes_severity() to
 ghes_cper_severity()

On Mon, Apr 30, 2018 at 04:33:51PM -0500, Alexandru Gagniuc wrote:
> ghes_severity() is a misnomer in this case, as it implies the severity
> of the entire GHES structure. Instead, it maps one CPER value to a
> monotonically increasing number.

... as opposed to CPER severity which is something else or what is this
formulation trying to express?

-- 
Regards/Gruss,
    Boris.

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