Messages in this thread | | | Date | Tue, 9 May 2023 12:42:02 -0500 | Subject | Re: [PATCH v4 3/7] x86/resctrl: Rename rftype flags for consistency | From | "Moger, Babu" <> |
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On 5/5/23 16:24, Reinette Chatre wrote: > Hi Babu, > > On 5/5/2023 1:16 PM, Moger, Babu wrote: >> Hi Reinette, >> >> On 5/4/2023 2:00 PM, Reinette Chatre wrote: >>> Hi Babu, >>> >>> On 4/17/2023 4:34 PM, Babu Moger wrote: >>>> The rftype flags have two different prefixes even though they are used >>> Could this changelog please start with some context about what the >>> rftype flags are? Please note that the changelogs are required >>> to comply to the x86 requirements as documented in: >>> Documentation/process/maintainer-tip.rst (there is a whole >>> section on changelogs). >> Thanks >>> >>> After a context the problem could be made specific with something >>> like "rftype flags use the RF_ as well as RFTYPE_ prefixes." > >> I can say start with "rftype flags are used for creating the files >> under resctrl filesystem. These flags use the RF_ as well as RFTYPE_ >> prefixes. >> >> Change the prefix to RFTYPE_ for all the flags to be consistent."> > > I would be careful with the term "rftype flags" since it is > not clear what is meant by this. Note that there are RF_*, RFTYPE_*, > as well as RFTYPE_FLAGS* flags and the reader may easily think that > you refer to the latter. > > "resctrl associates flags with its files so that files can be chosen > based on the resource, whether it is info or base, and if it is control > or monitor type file. These flags use the RF_ as well as RFTYPE_ prefixes. > > Change ..."
Will change it.
> > (A shortcut I used was to look up the commit that introduced the change > and borrow some text from it.) Sure.
Thanks Babu Moger
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