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

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Message-ID: <20190628083227.GA21661@gmail.com>
Date:   Fri, 28 Jun 2019 10:32:27 +0200
From:   Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>
To:     Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>
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


* Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de> wrote:

> 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.

Makes sense!

Thanks,

	Ingo