linux-kernel - Re: [RFC PATCH 02/35] ssb: Change PCIBIOS

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Date:   Mon, 13 Jul 2020 12:16:21 -0500
From:   Larry Finger <Larry.Finger@...inger.net>
To:     "Saheed O. Bolarinwa" <refactormyself@...il.com>,
        helgaas@...nel.org, Michael Buesch <m@...s.ch>
Cc:     bjorn@...gaas.com, skhan@...uxfoundation.org,
        linux-pci@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel-mentees@...ts.linuxfoundation.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-wireless@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH 02/35] ssb: Change PCIBIOS_SUCCESSFUL to 0

On 7/13/20 7:22 AM, Saheed O. Bolarinwa wrote:
> In reference to the PCI spec (Chapter 2), PCIBIOS* is an x86 concept.
> Their scope should be limited within arch/x86.
> 
> Change all PCIBIOS_SUCCESSFUL to 0
> 
> Signed-off-by: "Saheed O. Bolarinwa" <refactormyself@...il.com>

Could you please tell me what difference this makes? It looks like source churn 
rather than a substantive change. The symbol is defined in pci.h and is used in 
many architures. Certainly, PCIBIOS_SUCCESSFUL indicates success even more 
clearly than 0 does.

Why is your name inside quotes in your s-o-b?

Larry