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SubjectRe: [PATCH v6 1/2] acpi: apei: Rename ghes_severity() to ghes_cper_severity()
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On 05/22/2018 03:55 AM, Rafael J. Wysocki wrote:
> On Mon, May 21, 2018 at 3:49 PM, Alexandru Gagniuc <mr.nuke.me@gmail.com> wrote:
>> ghes_severity() is a misnomer in this case, as it implies the severity
>> of the entire GHES structure. Instead, it maps one CPER value to a
>> GHES_SEV* value. ghes_cper_severity() is clearer.
>
> It looks like the *real* reason for this change is that you
> re-introduce ghes_severity() as a different function in the second
> patch.

/me holds fist at Borislav

> There are a couple of reasons to avoid that, one of them being that
> people will now have to remember what the function did in which kernel
> versions.

So?

> Also, the current name is good enough IMO,

Two other reviewers were extremely confused by the vague name, so no,
this is not good enough.

> so I'm not going to apply this patch.


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