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

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Date:   Mon, 9 Oct 2023 14:22:38 -0500
From:   "Moger, Babu" <babu.moger@....com>
To:     Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH v11 03/10] x86/resctrl: Rename rftype flags for
 consistency

Hi Boris,

On 10/9/23 12:19, Borislav Petkov wrote:
> 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?

Ok. Will move RFTYPE_MON_BASE patch 10. Will update the text accordingly.

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

-- 
Thanks
Babu Moger