linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v4 02/13] x86/platform/uv: Remove SCIR MMR references for UVY systems.

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Message-ID: <20201006131602.GE27700@zn.tnic>
Date:   Tue, 6 Oct 2020 15:16:02 +0200
From:   Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>
To:     Mike Travis <mike.travis@....com>
Cc:     Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
        Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>, x86@...nel.org,
        Steve Wahl <steve.wahl@....com>,
        Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@...ux.intel.com>,
        Andy Lutomirski <luto@...nel.org>,
        Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>,
        Dimitri Sivanich <dimitri.sivanich@....com>,
        Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>,
        Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
        "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>,
        Russ Anderson <russ.anderson@....com>,
        Darren Hart <dvhart@...radead.org>,
        Andy Shevchenko <andy@...radead.org>,
        Alexandre Chartre <alexandre.chartre@...cle.com>,
        Jian Cai <caij2003@...il.com>,
        Vitaly Kuznetsov <vkuznets@...hat.com>,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, platform-driver-x86@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v4 02/13] x86/platform/uv: Remove SCIR MMR references for
 UVY systems.

> Subject: Re: [PATCH v4 02/13] x86/platform/uv: Remove SCIR MMR references for UVY systems.

You mean "UV" systems, right? Or are there "UVY" systems too? git grep
says no.

On Mon, Oct 05, 2020 at 03:39:18PM -0500, Mike Travis wrote:
> UV class systems no longer use System Controller for monitoring of CPU
> activity provided by this driver.  Other methods have been developed
> for BIOS and the management controller (BMC).  This patch removes that
> supporting code.

Avoid having "This patch" or "This commit" in the commit message. It is
tautologically useless.

Also, do

$ git grep 'This patch' Documentation/process

for more details.

I've fixed it up but please try not to do that in future patches.

Thx.

-- 
Regards/Gruss,
    Boris.

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