linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v11 03/10] x86/resctrl: Rename rftype flags for consistency

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Date:   Mon, 9 Oct 2023 19:19:18 +0200
From:   Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>
To:     Babu Moger <babu.moger@....com>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH v11 03/10] x86/resctrl: Rename rftype flags for
 consistency

On Tue, Oct 03, 2023 at 06:54:23PM -0500, 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.
> 
> 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.

First of all, the concept of "later patch" has no meaning when the
patches go into git, depending on the listing order.

Second, why isn't this define added in the patch that's using it?

A patch needs to be a logically separate, possibly self-contained
change - remember that.

Thx.

-- 
Regards/Gruss,
    Boris.

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