linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v8 01/13] arch/resctrl: Start renaming the rdt files to more generic names

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Date:   Mon, 19 Nov 2018 20:26:07 +0000
From:   "Moger, Babu" <Babu.Moger@....com>
To:     Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH v8 01/13] arch/resctrl: Start renaming the rdt files to
 more generic names



On 11/19/18 2:22 PM, Borislav Petkov wrote:
> On Mon, Nov 19, 2018 at 08:11:36PM +0000, Moger, Babu wrote:
>> Changed core.c and internel.h to res.c and res.h respectively. Both of
>> these files are about resource definitions and initialization.
> 
> I guess but the core.c thing we do a lot in the kernel:
> 
> $ git ls-files | grep -E "/core\.c" | wc -l
> 100
> 
> which denotes where the core functionality is located. res.c
> doesn't tell me that. res.h doesn't tell me either that it is an
> resctrl-internal header...
> 
> IOW, calling it core.c and internal.h gives you an additional
> information what those files contain. And I think that's useful.

Ok. Fine. Will keep it as core.c and internel.h.