linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 2/8] mm/memory_hotplug: Rename mhp_restrictions to mhp

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Date:   Wed, 8 Jan 2020 10:16:25 -0700
From:   Logan Gunthorpe <logang@...tatee.com>
To:     David Hildenbrand <david@...hat.com>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org, linux-ia64@...r.kernel.org,
        linuxppc-dev@...ts.ozlabs.org, linux-s390@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-sh@...r.kernel.org, platform-driver-x86@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-mm@...ck.org, Dan Williams <dan.j.williams@...el.com>,
        Michal Hocko <mhocko@...nel.org>,
        Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
Cc:     Christoph Hellwig <hch@....de>,
        Catalin Marinas <catalin.marinas@....com>,
        Will Deacon <will@...nel.org>,
        Benjamin Herrenschmidt <benh@...nel.crashing.org>,
        Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
        Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>, Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>,
        Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@...ux.intel.com>,
        Andy Lutomirski <luto@...nel.org>,
        Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>,
        Eric Badger <ebadger@...aio.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 2/8] mm/memory_hotplug: Rename mhp_restrictions to
 mhp_modifiers



On 2020-01-08 5:28 a.m., David Hildenbrand wrote:
> On 07.01.20 21:59, Logan Gunthorpe wrote:
>> The mhp_restrictions struct really doesn't specify anything resembling
>> a restriction anymore so rename it to be mhp_modifiers.
> 
> I wonder if something like "mhp_params" would be even better. It's
> essentially just a way to avoid changing call chains rough-out all archs
> whenever we want to add a new parameter.

Sure, that does sound a bit nicer to me. I can change it for v3.

Logan