linux-kernel - Re: [patch 26/29] x86/hpet: Consolidate clockevent functions

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Message-ID: <alpine.DEB.2.21.1906280052380.32342@nanos.tec.linutronix.de>
Date:   Fri, 28 Jun 2019 00:53:34 +0200 (CEST)
From:   Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>
To:     Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>
cc:     LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>, x86@...nel.org,
        Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>,
        Ricardo Neri <ricardo.neri-calderon@...ux.intel.com>,
        Ashok Raj <ashok.raj@...el.com>,
        Andi Kleen <andi.kleen@...el.com>,
        Suravee Suthikulpanit <Suravee.Suthikulpanit@....com>,
        Stephane Eranian <eranian@...gle.com>,
        Ravi Shankar <ravi.v.shankar@...el.com>
Subject: Re: [patch 26/29] x86/hpet: Consolidate clockevent functions

On Fri, 28 Jun 2019, Thomas Gleixner wrote:
> On Wed, 26 Jun 2019, Ingo Molnar wrote:
> > 
> >  s/hpet_clkevt_msi_resume
> >   /hpet_clkevt_tick_resume
> > 
> > ... unless the name variations have some hidden purpose and meaning?
> 
> Historical but we want to preserve some of the old stuff for sentimental
> reasons.

The msi_resume naming actually has a real reason as there is also the
legacy_resume one.

Thanks,

	tglx