linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v1 2/3] RISC-V: resort all extensions in consistent orders

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Message-ID: <113066935.nniJfEyVGO@diego>
Date:   Thu, 01 Dec 2022 11:48:28 +0100
From:   Heiko Stübner <heiko@...ech.de>
To:     Palmer Dabbelt <palmer@...belt.com>,
        linux-riscv@...ts.infradead.org, Conor Dooley <conor@...nel.org>
Cc:     Conor Dooley <conor.dooley@...rochip.com>, ajones@...tanamicro.com,
        aou@...s.berkeley.edu, conor@...nel.org, corbet@....net,
        guoren@...nel.org, paul.walmsley@...ive.com,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-doc@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v1 2/3] RISC-V: resort all extensions in consistent orders

Am Donnerstag, 1. Dezember 2022, 00:41:25 CET schrieb Conor Dooley:
> From: Conor Dooley <conor.dooley@...rochip.com>
> 
> Ordering between each and every list of extensions is wildly
> inconsistent. Per discussion on the lists pick the following policy:
> 
> - The array defining order in /proc/cpuinfo follows a narrow
>   interpretation of the ISA specifications, described in a comment
>   immediately presiding it.
> 
> - All other lists of extensions are sorted alphabetically.
> 
> This will hopefully allow for easier review & future additions, and
> reduce conflicts between patchsets as the number of extensions grows.
> 
> Link: https://lore.kernel.org/all/20221129144742.2935581-2-conor.dooley@microchip.com/
> Suggested-by: Andrew Jones <ajones@...tanamicro.com>
> Signed-off-by: Conor Dooley <conor.dooley@...rochip.com>

Reviewed-by: Heiko Stuebner <heiko.stuebner@...ll.eu>