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

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Message-ID: <78b52ad5-015f-4452-0cd0-dbb2c8597672@gmail.com>
Date:   Mon, 13 Jul 2020 21:13:05 +0200
From:   Saheed Bolarinwa <refactormyself@...il.com>
To:     Larry Finger <Larry.Finger@...inger.net>, 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

Hello Larry,

On 7/13/20 7:16 PM, Larry Finger wrote:
> 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.
>
It is a trivial first step towards a probably significant task. I 
explained in the Cover Letter, I can see it didn't get through but I Cc 
linux-wireless (properly this time). Probably, too many addresses.

I have resent it. It is here 
https://lore.kernel.org/linux-wireless/20200713185559.31967-1-refactormyself@gmail.com/T/#u

> Why is your name inside quotes in your s-o-b?
>
To keep me company before I get to know my way within the kernel.

I saw people with >2 names do it, so I did! Please let me know if it is odd.

Thank you.

- Saheed