Re: [patch 26/29] x86/hpet: Consolidate clockevent functions

[Thomas Gleixner]

On Wed, 26 Jun 2019, Ingo Molnar wrote:
> * Thomas Gleixner <tglx@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > -	evt->set_state_shutdown = hpet_msi_shutdown;
> > -	evt->set_state_oneshot = hpet_msi_set_oneshot;
> > -	evt->tick_resume = hpet_msi_resume;
> > -	evt->set_next_event = hpet_msi_next_event;
> > +	evt->set_state_shutdown = hpet_clkevt_shutdown;
> > +	evt->set_state_oneshot = hpet_clkevt_set_oneshot;
> > +	evt->set_next_event = hpet_clkevt_set_next_event;
> > +	evt->tick_resume = hpet_clkevt_msi_resume;
> >  	evt->cpumask = cpumask_of(hc->cpu);
> 
> My compulsive-obsessive half really wants this to look like:
> 
> > +	evt->set_state_shutdown	= hpet_clkevt_shutdown;
> > +	evt->set_state_oneshot	= hpet_clkevt_set_oneshot;
> > +	evt->set_next_event	= hpet_clkevt_set_next_event;
> > +	evt->tick_resume	= hpet_clkevt_msi_resume;
> >  	evt->cpumask		= cpumask_of(hc->cpu);

Just to remove all of that in the next patch again, which then has the
proper aligned thing to make you happy :)

> Also, maybe harmonize the callback names with the local function names, 
> like hpet_clkevt_set_next_event() already does and 
> hpet_clkevt_set_oneshot() almost does:
> 
>  s/hpet_clkevt_shutdown
>   /hpet_clkevt_set_state_shutdown
> 
>  s/hpet_clkevt_set_oneshot
>   /hpet_clkevt_set_state_oneshot
> 
>  s/hpet_clkevt_msi_resume
>   /hpet_clkevt_tick_resume
> 
> ... unless the name variations have some hidden purpose and meaning?

Historical but we want to preserve some of the old stuff for sentimental
reasons.

Thanks,

	tglx