linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v4 1/3] x86/tsc_msr: Use named struct initializers

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Date:   Wed, 11 Mar 2020 22:34:36 +0100
From:   Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>
To:     Hans de Goede <hdegoede@...hat.com>,
        Andy Shevchenko <andy@...radead.org>,
        Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>, Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>,
        "H . Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>
Cc:     Vipul Kumar <vipulk0511@...il.com>,
        Vipul Kumar <vipul_kumar@...tor.com>,
        Daniel Lezcano <daniel.lezcano@...aro.org>,
        Srikanth Krishnakar <Srikanth_Krishnakar@...tor.com>,
        Cedric Hombourger <Cedric_Hombourger@...tor.com>,
        Len Brown <len.brown@...el.com>,
        Rahul Tanwar <rahul.tanwar@...ux.intel.com>,
        Tony Luck <tony.luck@...el.com>,
        Gayatri Kammela <gayatri.kammela@...el.com>, x86@...nel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, stable@...r.kernel.org,
        Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@...ux.intel.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v4 1/3] x86/tsc_msr: Use named struct initializers

Hans de Goede <hdegoede@...hat.com> writes:
> On 2/23/20 3:06 PM, Hans de Goede wrote:
>> Use named struct initializers for the freq_desc struct-s initialization
>> and change the "u8 msr_plat" to a "bool use_msr_plat" to make its meaning
>> more clear instead of relying on a comment to explain it.
>> 
>> Cc: stable@...r.kernel.org
>> Signed-off-by: Hans de Goede <hdegoede@...hat.com>
>
> I believe that this series is ready for merging now? Can we
> please get this merged?

I was hoping that Intel would give use some official information, but
unless I missed something this did not happen.

Screw it. That's definitely way better than what we have now.

Thanks,

        tglx