linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v17 24/32] x86/resctrl: Add energy/perf choices to rdt boot option

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Message-ID: <20260109221601.GIaWF-IRmxb7WgQOWj@fat_crate.local>
Date: Fri, 9 Jan 2026 23:16:01 +0100
From: Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>
To: Tony Luck <tony.luck@...el.com>
Cc: Fenghua Yu <fenghuay@...dia.com>,
	Reinette Chatre <reinette.chatre@...el.com>,
	Maciej Wieczor-Retman <maciej.wieczor-retman@...el.com>,
	Peter Newman <peternewman@...gle.com>,
	James Morse <james.morse@....com>, Babu Moger <babu.moger@....com>,
	Drew Fustini <dfustini@...libre.com>,
	Dave Martin <Dave.Martin@....com>, Chen Yu <yu.c.chen@...el.com>,
	x86@...nel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	patches@...ts.linux.dev
Subject: Re: [PATCH v17 24/32] x86/resctrl: Add energy/perf choices to rdt
 boot option

On Wed, Dec 17, 2025 at 09:21:11AM -0800, Tony Luck wrote:
> +bool intel_aet_option(bool force_off, char *tok)

What does that function do? Handle the AET options? So then

	intel_handle_aet_option()

?

IOW, you need a verb in its name so that it is clear what happens:

	if (intel_handle_aet_option())
		bla;

-- 
Regards/Gruss,
    Boris.

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