linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] riscv: change CSR M/S defines to use "X" for prefix

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Message-ID: <alpine.DEB.2.21.9999.2001070314050.75790@viisi.sifive.com>
Date:   Tue, 7 Jan 2020 03:15:56 -0800 (PST)
From:   Paul Walmsley <paul.walmsley@...ive.com>
To:     Olof Johansson <olof@...om.net>
cc:     Palmer Dabbelt <palmer@...belt.com>,
        Albert Ou <aou@...s.berkeley.edu>,
        Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
        Daniel Lezcano <daniel.lezcano@...aro.org>,
        linux-riscv@...ts.infradead.org,
        Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Jason Cooper <jason@...edaemon.net>,
        Marc Zyngier <maz@...nel.org>,
        Damien Le Moal <damien.lemoal@....com>,
        Christoph Hellwig <hch@....de>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] riscv: change CSR M/S defines to use "X" for prefix

On Fri, 3 Jan 2020, Olof Johansson wrote:

> Sure, this does the job. I'd personally prefer consistent prefixes but
> that's just bikeshed color preferences -- this is fine.

Thanks for the ack.  For what it's worth, we're in agreement that we 
should prophylactically place RV_ prefixes on the rest of the CSR_ macro 
names.  I just would prefer that it's done outside the late -rc series, 
since it's not technically a fix.

> (Builds are still failing for some configs, but will be fixed if/when
> you pick up https://lore.kernel.org/linux-riscv/20191217040631.91886-1-olof@lixom.net/)

That one is on my radar - just haven't had a chance to review/test it 
yet.  Thanks for sending that one too! 


- Paul