linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH net-next] smc: rename smc_find_ism_store

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Message-ID: <aPodbbH2QwNxzW1d@horms.kernel.org>
Date: Thu, 23 Oct 2025 13:19:57 +0100
From: Simon Horman <horms@...nel.org>
To: Dust Li <dust.li@...ux.alibaba.com>
Cc: "D. Wythe" <alibuda@...ux.alibaba.com>,
	Sidraya Jayagond <sidraya@...ux.ibm.com>,
	Wenjia Zhang <wenjia@...ux.ibm.com>,
	Mahanta Jambigi <mjambigi@...ux.ibm.com>,
	Tony Lu <tonylu@...ux.alibaba.com>,
	Wen Gu <guwen@...ux.alibaba.com>,
	"David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
	Eric Dumazet <edumazet@...gle.com>,
	Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>, Paolo Abeni <pabeni@...hat.com>,
	linux-rdma@...r.kernel.org, linux-s390@...r.kernel.org,
	netdev@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next] smc: rename smc_find_ism_store_rc to reflect
 broader usage

On Thu, Oct 23, 2025 at 10:00:12AM +0800, Dust Li wrote:
> The function smc_find_ism_store_rc() is used to record the reason
> why a suitable device (either ISM or RDMA) could not be found.
> However, its name suggests it is ISM-specific, which is misleading.
> 
> Rename it to better reflect its actual usage.
> 
> No functional changes.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Dust Li <dust.li@...ux.alibaba.com>

Reviewed-by: Simon Horman <horms@...nel.org>