linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v10 03/10] x86/resctrl: Rename rftype flags for consistency

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Message-ID: <90091a63-df01-c5d1-1b7a-42d852cde276@amd.com>
Date:   Wed, 27 Sep 2023 16:51:32 -0500
From:   "Moger, Babu" <bmoger@....com>
To:     Reinette Chatre <reinette.chatre@...el.com>,
        Babu Moger <babu.moger@....com>, corbet@....net,
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Subject: Re: [PATCH v10 03/10] x86/resctrl: Rename rftype flags for
 consistency

Hi Reinette,

On 9/27/2023 1:31 PM, Reinette Chatre wrote:
> Hi Babu,
>
> On 9/15/2023 3:42 PM, Babu Moger wrote:
>> resctrl associates rftype flags with its files so that files can be chosen
>> based on the resource, whether it is info or base, and if it is control
>> or monitor type file. These flags use the RF_ as well as RFTYPE_ prefixes.
>>
>> Change the prefix to RFTYPE_ for all these flags to be consistent.
>>
>> Also add the flag RFTYPE_MON_BASE, which contains the files required for
>> MON group only.
> This appears to be appending an unexpected (because it introduces an unused flag)
> change without motivation as an afterthought.
>
> How about:
> 	Add RFTYPE_MON_BASE that will be used in a later patch. RFTYPE_MON_BASE
> 	complements existing RFTYPE_CTRL_BASE and represents files
> 	belonging to monitoring groups.

Looks good.


>
> Feel free to improve.
>
>> Signed-off-by: Babu Moger <babu.moger@....com>
>> ---
> The patch looks good. With the changelog cleared up:
>
> Reviewed-by: Reinette Chatre <reinette.chatre@...el.com>

Thanks

Babu