linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] EDAC: Use string choice helper functions

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Message-Id: <70EC363B-4277-4434-A417-21CBC5345D2D@linux.dev>
Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2025 21:10:28 +0100
From: Thorsten Blum <thorsten.blum@...ux.dev>
To: Yazen Ghannam <yazen.ghannam@....com>
Cc: Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>,
 Tony Luck <tony.luck@...el.com>,
 James Morse <james.morse@....com>,
 Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab@...nel.org>,
 Robert Richter <rric@...nel.org>,
 Khuong Dinh <khuong@...amperecomputing.com>,
 linux-edac@...r.kernel.org,
 linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] EDAC: Use string choice helper functions

On 13. Feb 2025, at 18:41, Yazen Ghannam wrote:
> On Sun, Feb 09, 2025 at 10:52:21PM +0100, Thorsten Blum wrote:
>> Remove hard-coded strings by using the str_enabled_disabled(),
>> str_yes_no(), str_write_read(), and str_plural() helper functions.
>> 
>> Add a space in "All DIMMs support ECC: yes/no" to improve readability.
>> 
>> Signed-off-by: Thorsten Blum <thorsten.blum@...ux.dev>
>> ---
>> drivers/edac/amd64_edac.c | 47 +++++++++++++++++++--------------------
>> drivers/edac/debugfs.c    |  5 ++++-
>> drivers/edac/i5400_edac.c |  3 ++-
>> drivers/edac/i7300_edac.c |  7 +++---
>> drivers/edac/xgene_edac.c | 17 +++++++-------
>> 5 files changed, 42 insertions(+), 37 deletions(-)
>> 
> 
> Please do include a base commit id. This patch doesn't apply to
> ras/edac-for-next but does apply to mainline/master.

Ok. Should I rebase and resubmit or just for next time?

> Is there any effort to make folks aware of these helpers? Maybe an
> addition to checkpatch (as a CHECK/suggestion)?

Not that I'm aware of. However, there is a Coccinelle/coccicheck script
in scripts/coccinelle/api/string_choices.cocci.

Thanks,
Thorsten