linux-kernel - Re: [RFC V1 7/7] ims: Add the set

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Date:   Thu, 26 Sep 2019 16:47:46 -0500
From:   Bjorn Helgaas <helgaas@...nel.org>
To:     Megha Dey <megha.dey@...ux.intel.com>
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, x86@...nel.org,
        linux-pci@...r.kernel.org, maz@...nel.org, rafael@...nel.org,
        gregkh@...uxfoundation.org, tglx@...utronix.de, hpa@...or.com,
        alex.williamson@...hat.com, jgg@...lanox.com, ashok.raj@...el.com,
        megha.dey@...el.com, jacob.jun.pan@...el.com,
        Jacob Pan <jacob.jun.pan@...ux.intel.com>,
        Sanjay Kumar <sanjay.k.kumar@...el.com>
Subject: Re: [RFC V1 7/7] ims: Add the set_desc callback

On Thu, Sep 12, 2019 at 06:32:08PM -0700, Megha Dey wrote:
> Add the set_desc callback to the ims domain ops.

Elsewhere you capitalize "IMS" when it's an initialism.

Generally you capitalized "IRQ" and "MSI" in similar situations, but
there are a couple exceptions (in other commit logs).

> The set_desc callback is used to find a unique hwirq number from a given
> domain.
> 
> Each mdev can have a maximum of 2048 IMS interrupts.

Maybe you could mention where this limit comes from and whether it's
related to any #define in these patches?