RE: [PATCH v4 2/7] x86/resctrl: Remove unnecessary rftype flags

From: Moger, Babu
Date: Fri May 05 2023 - 14:32:17 EST


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Hi Reinette,

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> Subject: Re: [PATCH v4 2/7] x86/resctrl: Remove unnecessary rftype flags
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> Hi Babu,
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> On 4/17/2023 4:34 PM, Babu Moger wrote:
> > Remove unnecessary rftype flags to avoid multiple indirection.
>
> Could you please elaborate what makes these flags unnecessary?

Yea. Probably should not say unnecessary.
How about this ?
"rftype flags have two prefixes, RFTYPE_ and RF_. Remove the flag names with suffix RF_ and avoid indirection."

Thanks
Babu