linux-kernel - RE: [PATCH V8 1/9] drivers core: Add support for Wifi band RF mitigations

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Date:   Mon, 14 Aug 2023 08:03:02 +0000
From:   "Quan, Evan" <Evan.Quan@....com>
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Subject: RE: [PATCH V8 1/9] drivers core: Add support for Wifi band RF
 mitigations

[AMD Official Use Only - General]



> -----Original Message-----
> From: Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@...radead.org>
> Sent: Thursday, August 10, 2023 11:41 PM
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> Subject: Re: [PATCH V8 1/9] drivers core: Add support for Wifi band RF
> mitigations
> 
> 
> 
> On 8/10/23 00:37, Evan Quan wrote:
> > diff --git a/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt
> > b/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt
> > index a1457995fd41..21f73a0bbd0b 100644
> > --- a/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt
> > +++ b/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt
> > @@ -7152,3 +7152,12 @@
> >  				xmon commands.
> >  			off	xmon is disabled.
> >
> > +	wbrf=		[KNL]
> > +			Format: { on | auto | off }
> > +			Controls if WBRF features should be enabled or
> disabled
> > +			forcely. Default is auto.
> 
> "forcely" is not a word. "forcedly" is a word, but it's not used very much AFAIK.
> I would probably write "Controls if WBRF features should be forced on or off."
Yeah, that sounds better. Will update this as suggested.

Evan
> 
> > +			on	Force enable the WBRF features.
> > +			auto	Up to the system to do proper checks to
> > +				determine the WBRF features should be
> enabled
> > +				or not.
> > +			off	Force disable the WBRF features.
> 
> --
> ~Randy