Re: [PATCH] cxl: Rename ACPI_CEDT_CFMWS_RESTRICT_TYPE2/TYPE3

[Huang, Ying]

Dan Williams <dan.j.williams@xxxxxxxxx> writes:

> Alison Schofield wrote:
> [..]
>> > I think so too.  However, I prefer to keep this patch just mechanic
>> > renaming and do these changes in another patch.  Do you agree?
>> > 
>> 
>> I don't know. I was just questioning where and how far the naming scheme
>> needs to change.
>> 
>> Maybe Jonathan, as the Suggested-by, can chime in and move this ahead.
>
> I feel like we are going to be living with the ghosts of the original
> "Type2 / Type3" naming problem for the rest of the subsystem's lifespan
> especially since they were encoded in the ABI and ABI is forever.
>
> I am not opposed to this localized rename in drivers/cxl/acpi.c on
> principal, but in terms of incremental value relative to the thrash, it's
> questionable.
>
> For example changes to include/acpi/actbl1.h need to be chased through
> ACPICA, at which point is this rename really worth it?

I think that it's not too hard to change ACPI tables definition.  Added
Bob and Rui for ACPICA related change.

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Best Regards,
Huang, Ying