linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v6 1/6] timers: Rename tmigr 'online' bit to 'available'

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Message-ID: <8734buqr8v.ffs@tglx>
Date: Fri, 20 Jun 2025 19:04:16 +0200
From: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>
To: Gabriele Monaco <gmonaco@...hat.com>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
 Anna-Maria Behnsen <anna-maria@...utronix.de>, Frederic Weisbecker
 <frederic@...nel.org>, Waiman Long <longman@...hat.com>
Cc: Gabriele Monaco <gmonaco@...hat.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v6 1/6] timers: Rename tmigr 'online' bit to 'available'

On Fri, May 30 2025 at 16:20, Gabriele Monaco wrote:
>  
> -static int tmigr_cpu_offline(unsigned int cpu)
> +static int tmigr_cpu_unavailable(unsigned int cpu)

tmigr_clear_cpu_available() and tmigr_set_cpu_available() are way more
clear function names because they explicitly state the action.

cpu_offline/online are not entirely clear either but at least
offline/online can be used as verbs, while [un]available definitely
cannot.

Thanks,

        tglx