From: Saheed Bolarinwa <refactormyself@gmail.com>
To: Larry Finger <Larry.Finger@lwfinger.net>,
helgaas@kernel.org, Michael Buesch <m@bues.ch>
Cc: linux-pci@vger.kernel.org, linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org,
linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org,
linux-kernel-mentees@lists.linuxfoundation.org
Subject: Re: [Linux-kernel-mentees] [RFC PATCH 02/35] ssb: Change PCIBIOS_SUCCESSFUL to 0
Date: Mon, 13 Jul 2020 21:13:05 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <78b52ad5-015f-4452-0cd0-dbb2c8597672@gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <70e57af0-6a8c-a893-67c9-0181af16ae2b@lwfinger.net>
Hello Larry,
On 7/13/20 7:16 PM, Larry Finger wrote:
> On 7/13/20 7:22 AM, Saheed O. Bolarinwa wrote:
>> In reference to the PCI spec (Chapter 2), PCIBIOS* is an x86 concept.
>> Their scope should be limited within arch/x86.
>>
>> Change all PCIBIOS_SUCCESSFUL to 0
>>
>> Signed-off-by: "Saheed O. Bolarinwa" <refactormyself@gmail.com>
>
> Could you please tell me what difference this makes? It looks like
> source churn rather than a substantive change. The symbol is defined
> in pci.h and is used in many architures. Certainly, PCIBIOS_SUCCESSFUL
> indicates success even more clearly than 0 does.
>
It is a trivial first step towards a probably significant task. I
explained in the Cover Letter, I can see it didn't get through but I Cc
linux-wireless (properly this time). Probably, too many addresses.
I have resent it. It is here
https://lore.kernel.org/linux-wireless/20200713185559.31967-1-refactormyself@gmail.com/T/#u
> Why is your name inside quotes in your s-o-b?
>
To keep me company before I get to know my way within the kernel.
I saw people with >2 names do it, so I did! Please let me know if it is odd.
Thank you.
- Saheed
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Thread overview: 72+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2020-07-13 12:22 [Linux-kernel-mentees] [RFC PATCH 00/35] Move all PCIBIOS* definitions into arch/x86 Saheed O. Bolarinwa
2020-07-13 12:22 ` [Linux-kernel-mentees] [RFC PATCH 01/35] xen-pciback: Change PCIBIOS_SUCCESSFUL to 0 Saheed O. Bolarinwa
2020-07-13 12:22 ` [Linux-kernel-mentees] [RFC PATCH 02/35] ssb: " Saheed O. Bolarinwa
2020-07-13 17:16 ` Larry Finger
2020-07-13 19:13 ` Saheed Bolarinwa [this message]
2020-07-13 18:29 ` Arnd Bergmann
2020-07-13 18:35 ` Larry Finger
2020-07-13 12:22 ` [Linux-kernel-mentees] [RFC PATCH 03/35] scsi: ipr: " Saheed O. Bolarinwa
2020-07-13 12:22 ` [Linux-kernel-mentees] [RFC PATCH 04/35] scsi: ipr: Tidy Success/Failure checks Saheed O. Bolarinwa
2020-07-13 12:22 ` [Linux-kernel-mentees] [RFC PATCH 05/35] PCI: Change PCIBIOS_SUCCESSFUL to 0 Saheed O. Bolarinwa
2020-07-13 12:22 ` [Linux-kernel-mentees] [RFC PATCH 06/35] PCI: Tidy Success/Failure checks Saheed O. Bolarinwa
2020-07-13 13:59 ` Gustavo Pimentel
2020-07-13 12:22 ` [Linux-kernel-mentees] [RFC PATCH 07/35] PCI: Change PCIBIOS_SUCCESSFUL to 0 Saheed O. Bolarinwa
2020-07-13 12:22 ` [Linux-kernel-mentees] [RFC PATCH 08/35] PCI: Tidy Success/Failure checks Saheed O. Bolarinwa
2020-07-13 12:22 ` [Linux-kernel-mentees] [RFC PATCH 09/35] nvme-pci: Change PCIBIOS_SUCCESSFUL to 0 Saheed O. Bolarinwa
2020-07-13 16:42 ` Rajashekar, Revanth
2020-07-13 18:24 ` Saheed Bolarinwa
2020-07-13 12:22 ` [Linux-kernel-mentees] [RFC PATCH 10/35] nvme-pci: Tidy Success/Failure checks Saheed O. Bolarinwa
2020-07-13 12:22 ` [Linux-kernel-mentees] [RFC PATCH 11/35] r8169: Change PCIBIOS_SUCCESSFUL to 0 Saheed O. Bolarinwa
2020-07-13 12:22 ` [Linux-kernel-mentees] [RFC PATCH 12/35] r8169: Tidy Success/Failure checks Saheed O. Bolarinwa
2020-07-13 13:45 ` Heiner Kallweit
2020-07-13 13:09 ` Saheed Bolarinwa
2020-07-13 12:22 ` [Linux-kernel-mentees] [RFC PATCH 13/35] cxl: Change PCIBIOS_SUCCESSFUL to 0 Saheed O. Bolarinwa
2020-07-13 12:22 ` [Linux-kernel-mentees] [RFC PATCH 14/35] i2c/busses: " Saheed O. Bolarinwa
2020-07-17 14:58 ` Jean Delvare
2020-07-18 19:05 ` Saheed Bolarinwa
2020-07-22 11:06 ` Wolfram Sang
2020-07-13 12:22 ` [Linux-kernel-mentees] [RFC PATCH 15/35] i2c/busses: Tidy Success/Failure checks Saheed O. Bolarinwa
2020-07-17 15:11 ` Jean Delvare
2020-07-13 12:22 ` [Linux-kernel-mentees] [RFC PATCH 16/35] hwmon: (sis5595) Change PCIBIOS_SUCCESSFUL to 0 Saheed O. Bolarinwa
2020-07-14 5:02 ` Guenter Roeck
2020-07-13 12:22 ` [Linux-kernel-mentees] [RFC PATCH 17/35] hwmon: (sis5595) Tidy Success/Failure checks Saheed O. Bolarinwa
2020-07-14 5:04 ` Guenter Roeck
2020-07-13 12:22 ` [Linux-kernel-mentees] [RFC PATCH 18/35] bcma: Change PCIBIOS_SUCCESSFUL to 0 Saheed O. Bolarinwa
2020-07-13 12:22 ` [Linux-kernel-mentees] [RFC PATCH 19/35] atm: " Saheed O. Bolarinwa
2020-07-13 12:22 ` [Linux-kernel-mentees] [RFC PATCH 20/35] atm: Tidy Success/Failure checks Saheed O. Bolarinwa
2020-07-13 12:22 ` [Linux-kernel-mentees] [RFC PATCH 21/35] atm: Fix Style ERROR- assignment in if condition Saheed O. Bolarinwa
2020-07-13 12:22 ` [Linux-kernel-mentees] [RFC PATCH 22/35] unicore32: Change PCIBIOS_SUCCESSFUL to 0 Saheed O. Bolarinwa
2020-07-13 12:22 ` [Linux-kernel-mentees] [RFC PATCH 23/35] sparc/PCI: " Saheed O. Bolarinwa
2020-07-13 12:22 ` [Linux-kernel-mentees] [RFC PATCH 24/35] sh: " Saheed O. Bolarinwa
2020-07-20 21:41 ` Rich Felker
2020-07-13 12:22 ` [Linux-kernel-mentees] [RFC PATCH 25/35] sh: Tidy Success/Failure checks Saheed O. Bolarinwa
2020-07-13 12:22 ` [Linux-kernel-mentees] [RFC PATCH 26/35] powerpc: Change PCIBIOS_SUCCESSFUL to 0 Saheed O. Bolarinwa
2020-07-13 12:22 ` [Linux-kernel-mentees] [RFC PATCH 27/35] powerpc: Tidy Success/Failure checks Saheed O. Bolarinwa
2020-07-13 12:22 ` [Linux-kernel-mentees] [RFC PATCH 28/35] mips: Change PCIBIOS_SUCCESSFUL to 0 Saheed O. Bolarinwa
2020-07-13 12:22 ` [Linux-kernel-mentees] [RFC PATCH 29/35] mips: Tidy Success/Failure checks Saheed O. Bolarinwa
2020-07-13 12:22 ` [Linux-kernel-mentees] [RFC PATCH 30/35] microblaze: Change PCIBIOS_SUCCESSFUL to 0 Saheed O. Bolarinwa
2020-07-13 12:22 ` [Linux-kernel-mentees] [RFC PATCH 31/35] m68k: " Saheed O. Bolarinwa
2020-07-13 12:22 ` [Linux-kernel-mentees] [RFC PATCH 32/35] arm/PCI: " Saheed O. Bolarinwa
2020-07-13 12:22 ` [Linux-kernel-mentees] [RFC PATCH 33/35] arm/PCI: Tidy Success/Failure checks Saheed O. Bolarinwa
2020-07-13 12:22 ` [Linux-kernel-mentees] [RFC PATCH 34/35] PCI: Change PCIBIOS_SUCCESSFUL to 0 Saheed O. Bolarinwa
2020-07-13 12:22 ` [Linux-kernel-mentees] [RFC PATCH 35/35] alpha: Tidy Success/Failure checks Saheed O. Bolarinwa
2020-07-13 15:08 ` [Linux-kernel-mentees] [RFC PATCH 00/35] Move all PCIBIOS* definitions into arch/x86 Arnd Bergmann
2020-07-14 18:45 ` Bjorn Helgaas
2020-07-14 21:02 ` Kjetil Oftedal
2020-07-15 2:14 ` Benjamin Herrenschmidt
2020-07-14 22:01 ` Arnd Bergmann
2020-07-14 23:46 ` Bjorn Helgaas
2020-07-15 2:19 ` Benjamin Herrenschmidt
2020-07-15 6:47 ` Arnd Bergmann
2020-07-15 14:24 ` David Laight
2020-07-15 22:01 ` Bjorn Helgaas
2020-07-16 8:18 ` David Laight
2020-07-15 22:26 ` Benjamin Herrenschmidt
2020-07-15 4:18 ` Oliver O'Halloran
2020-07-15 14:38 ` David Laight
2020-07-15 22:12 ` Bjorn Helgaas
2020-07-15 22:49 ` Benjamin Herrenschmidt
2020-07-16 8:07 ` David Laight
2020-07-14 23:14 ` Rob Herring
2020-07-15 2:12 ` Benjamin Herrenschmidt
2020-07-13 22:01 ` Bjorn Helgaas
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