linux-kernel - Re: [PATCHv2 12/13] x86/acpi: Rename fields in acpi_madt_multiproc

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Date:   Tue, 24 Oct 2023 05:46:41 -0700
From:   Kuppuswamy Sathyanarayanan 
        <sathyanarayanan.kuppuswamy@...ux.intel.com>
To:     "Kirill A. Shutemov" <kirill.shutemov@...ux.intel.com>,
        Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
        Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>, Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>,
        Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@...ux.intel.com>, x86@...nel.org
Cc:     "Rafael J. Wysocki" <rafael@...nel.org>,
        Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>,
        Adrian Hunter <adrian.hunter@...el.com>,
        Elena Reshetova <elena.reshetova@...el.com>,
        Jun Nakajima <jun.nakajima@...el.com>,
        Rick Edgecombe <rick.p.edgecombe@...el.com>,
        Tom Lendacky <thomas.lendacky@....com>,
        "Kalra, Ashish" <ashish.kalra@....com>,
        Sean Christopherson <seanjc@...gle.com>,
        "Huang, Kai" <kai.huang@...el.com>, Baoquan He <bhe@...hat.com>,
        kexec@...ts.infradead.org, linux-coco@...ts.linux.dev,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCHv2 12/13] x86/acpi: Rename fields in
 acpi_madt_multiproc_wakeup structure



On 10/20/2023 8:12 AM, Kirill A. Shutemov wrote:
> To prepare for the addition of support for MADT wakeup structure version
> 1, it is necessary to provide more appropriate names for the fields in
> the structure.
> 
> The field 'mailbox_version' renamed as 'version'. This field signifies
> the version of the structure and the related protocols, rather than the
> version of the mailbox. This field has not been utilized in the code
> thus far.
> 
> The field 'base_address' renamed as 'mailbox_address' to clarify the
> kind of address it represents. In version 1, the structure includes the
> reset vector address. Clear and distinct naming helps to prevent any
> confusion.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Kirill A. Shutemov <kirill.shutemov@...ux.intel.com>
> ---

Reviewed-by: Kuppuswamy Sathyanarayanan <sathyanarayanan.kuppuswamy@...ux.intel.com>

>  arch/x86/kernel/acpi/madt_wakeup.c | 4 ++--
>  include/acpi/actbl2.h              | 4 ++--
>  2 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/acpi/madt_wakeup.c b/arch/x86/kernel/acpi/madt_wakeup.c
> index 9bbe829737e7..ad170def2367 100644
> --- a/arch/x86/kernel/acpi/madt_wakeup.c
> +++ b/arch/x86/kernel/acpi/madt_wakeup.c
> @@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ int __init acpi_parse_mp_wake(union acpi_subtable_headers *header,
>  
>  	acpi_table_print_madt_entry(&header->common);
>  
> -	acpi_mp_wake_mailbox_paddr = mp_wake->base_address;
> +	acpi_mp_wake_mailbox_paddr = mp_wake->mailbox_address;
>  
>  	cpu_hotplug_disable_offlining();
>  
> @@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ int __init acpi_parse_mp_wake(union acpi_subtable_headers *header,
>  	 *
>  	 * This is Linux-specific protocol and not reflected in ACPI spec.
>  	 */
> -	mp_wake->base_address = 0;
> +	mp_wake->mailbox_address = 0;
>  
>  	apic_update_callback(wakeup_secondary_cpu_64, acpi_wakeup_cpu);
>  
> diff --git a/include/acpi/actbl2.h b/include/acpi/actbl2.h
> index 3751ae69432f..23b4cfb640fc 100644
> --- a/include/acpi/actbl2.h
> +++ b/include/acpi/actbl2.h
> @@ -1109,9 +1109,9 @@ struct acpi_madt_generic_translator {
>  
>  struct acpi_madt_multiproc_wakeup {
>  	struct acpi_subtable_header header;
> -	u16 mailbox_version;
> +	u16 version;
>  	u32 reserved;		/* reserved - must be zero */
> -	u64 base_address;
> +	u64 mailbox_address;
>  };
>  
>  #define ACPI_MULTIPROC_WAKEUP_MB_OS_SIZE        2032

-- 
Sathyanarayanan Kuppuswamy
Linux Kernel Developer