Re: [PATCH v3 2/2] drivers/base/memory.c: Rename the misleading parameter

From: Oscar Salvador
Date: Fri Mar 29 2019 - 05:37:29 EST


On Fri, Mar 29, 2019 at 10:13:25AM +0100, Michal Hocko wrote:
> On Fri 29-03-19 16:29:15, Baoquan He wrote:
> > The input parameter 'phys_index' of memory_block_action() is actually
> > the section number, but not the phys_index of memory_block. Fix it.
>
> I have tried to explain that the naming is mostly a relict from the past
> than really a misleading name http://lkml.kernel.org/r/20190326093315.GL28406@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Maybe it would be good to reflect that in the changelog

I think that phys_device variable in remove_memory_section() is also a relict
from the past, and it is no longer used.
Neither node_id variable is used.
Actually, unregister_memory_section() sets those two to 0 no matter what.

Since we are cleaning up, I wonder if we can go a bit further and we can get
rid of that as well.

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Oscar Salvador
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