linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/8] cxl/mem: Move some definitions to mem.h

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Message-ID: <CAPcyv4gC1QqgAVnsjWdBp=BYGvSf4HAY+2oAPWbb+k88jR0y0g@mail.gmail.com>
Date:   Tue, 11 May 2021 23:20:37 -0700
From:   Dan Williams <dan.j.williams@...el.com>
To:     Jonathan Cameron <Jonathan.Cameron@...wei.com>
Cc:     linux-cxl@...r.kernel.org, Ben Widawsky <ben.widawsky@...el.com>,
        Linux PCI <linux-pci@...r.kernel.org>,
        Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Linux ACPI <linux-acpi@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/8] cxl/mem: Move some definitions to mem.h

On Mon, May 10, 2021 at 8:17 AM Jonathan Cameron
<Jonathan.Cameron@...wei.com> wrote:
>
> On Fri, 7 May 2021 15:51:20 -0700
> Dan Williams <dan.j.williams@...el.com> wrote:
>
> > In preparation for sharing cxl.h with other generic CXL consumers,
> > move / consolidate some of the memory device specifics to mem.h.
> >
> > The motivation for moving out of cxl.h is to maintain least privilege
> > access to memory-device details since cxl.h is used in multiple files.
> > The motivation for moving definitions into a new mem.h header is for
> > code readability and organization. I.e. minimize implementation details
> > when reading data structures and other definitions.
> >
> > Reviewed-by: Ben Widawsky <ben.widawsky@...el.com>
> > Signed-off-by: Dan Williams <dan.j.williams@...el.com>
> I'll do these one by one as not sure if you use automated scripts to pick up
> (which get confused by any time people do "for patches 1-4 + 7")
> Basically I'm fine with all but patch 5...

Sounds good. I do use b4 which has the "--apply-cover-trailers"
option. So in the future if you do want to apply reviewed-by to the
whole series it's sufficient to just reply to the cover letter.

> Reviewed-by: Jonathan Cameron <Jonathan.Cameron@...wei.com>

Thanks, Jonathan.