Re: [PATCH v6 1/2] acpi: apei: Rename ghes_severity() to ghes_cper_severity()

[Rafael J. Wysocki]

On Tue, May 22, 2018 at 3:38 PM, Alex G. <mr.nuke.me@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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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@xxxxxxxxx> 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.
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> /me holds fist at Borislav
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>> 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.
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> So?
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>> Also, the current name is good enough IMO,
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> Two other reviewers were extremely confused by the vague name, so no,
> this is not good enough.

Of course, you are free to have a differing opinion and I don't have
to convince you about my point.  You need to convince me about your
point to get the patch in through my tree, which you haven't done so
far.

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