linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 1/4] Make place for common balloon code

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Date:   Tue, 16 Aug 2022 14:47:22 +0300
From:   Alexander Atanasov <alexander.atanasov@...tuozzo.com>
To:     Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
Cc:     Michael Ellerman <mpe@...erman.id.au>,
        Nicholas Piggin <npiggin@...il.com>,
        Christophe Leroy <christophe.leroy@...roup.eu>,
        Nadav Amit <namit@...are.com>,
        VMware PV-Drivers Reviewers <pv-drivers@...are.com>,
        Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>,
        "Michael S. Tsirkin" <mst@...hat.com>,
        David Hildenbrand <david@...hat.com>,
        Jason Wang <jasowang@...hat.com>,
        Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>, kernel@...nvz.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linuxppc-dev@...ts.ozlabs.org,
        virtualization@...ts.linux-foundation.org, linux-mm@...ck.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 1/4] Make place for common balloon code

Hello,

On 16.08.22 12:49, Greg Kroah-Hartman wrote:
> On Tue, Aug 16, 2022 at 12:41:14PM +0300, Alexander Atanasov wrote:

>>   rename include/linux/{balloon_compaction.h => balloon_common.h} (99%)
> 
> Why rename the .h file?  It still handles the "balloon compaction"
> logic.

File contains code that is common to balloon drivers,
compaction is only part of it. Series add more code to it.
Since it was suggested to use it for such common code.
I find that common becomes a better name for it so the rename.
I can drop the rename easy on next iteration if you suggest to.

-- 
Regards,
Alexander Atanasov