linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/2] cpufreq: blacklist SC7280 in cpufreq-dt-platdev

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Message-ID: <YJAi3etO5bRlEA2p@google.com>
Date:   Mon, 3 May 2021 09:20:45 -0700
From:   Matthias Kaehlcke <mka@...omium.org>
To:     Sibi Sankar <sibis@...eaurora.org>
Cc:     bjorn.andersson@...aro.org, viresh.kumar@...aro.org,
        swboyd@...omium.org, agross@...nel.org, robh+dt@...nel.org,
        rjw@...ysocki.net, linux-arm-msm@...r.kernel.org,
        devicetree@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-pm@...r.kernel.org, dianders@...omium.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/2] cpufreq: blacklist SC7280 in cpufreq-dt-platdev

On Fri, Apr 30, 2021 at 07:58:20PM +0530, Sibi Sankar wrote:

> Subject: cpufreq: blacklist SC7280 in cpufreq-dt-platdev
>
> Add SC7280 to cpufreq-dt-platdev blacklist since the actual scaling is
> handled by the 'qcom-cpufreq-hw' driver.

The coding style recommends the use of "allowlist" or "passlist" of
"blacklist":

https://elixir.bootlin.com/linux/v5.12/source/Documentation/process/coding-style.rst#L338

It's existing code so you aren't necessarily expected to change it. But
you could still use the recommended terminology in the commit message.