linux-kernel - RE: [PATCH] cxl: Replace HDM decoder granularity magic numbers

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Message-ID: <6303be366cd5b_1b3229487@dwillia2-xfh.jf.intel.com.notmuch>
Date:   Mon, 22 Aug 2022 10:34:46 -0700
From:   Dan Williams <dan.j.williams@...el.com>
To:     Adam Manzanares <a.manzanares@...sung.com>,
        "alison.schofield@...el.com" <alison.schofield@...el.com>,
        "vishal.l.verma@...el.com" <vishal.l.verma@...el.com>,
        "ira.weiny@...el.com" <ira.weiny@...el.com>,
        "widawsk@...nel.org" <widawsk@...nel.org>,
        "dan.j.williams@...el.com" <dan.j.williams@...el.com>
CC:     "dave@...olabs.net" <dave@...olabs.net>,
        "Jonathan.Cameron@...wei.com" <Jonathan.Cameron@...wei.com>,
        "linux-cxl@...r.kernel.org" <linux-cxl@...r.kernel.org>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Adam Manzanares <a.manzanares@...sung.com>
Subject: RE: [PATCH] cxl: Replace HDM decoder granularity magic numbers

Adam Manzanares wrote:
> When reviewing the CFMWS parsing code that deals with the HDM decoders,
> I noticed a couple of magic numbers. This commit replaces these magic numbers
> with constants defined by the CXL 2.0 specification.

I have a small quibble with CXL_DECODER_MAX_GRANULARITY_ORDER. How about
CXL_DECODER_MAX_ENCODED_IG? Because the value is not the 'power of 2
order' it's the 'power of 2 order - 8'.