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

From: Ingo Molnar
Date: Fri Jun 28 2019 - 04:32:35 EST



* Thomas Gleixner <tglx@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> On Fri, 28 Jun 2019, Thomas Gleixner wrote:
> > On Wed, 26 Jun 2019, Ingo Molnar wrote:
> > >
> > > 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.
>
> The msi_resume naming actually has a real reason as there is also the
> legacy_resume one.

Makes sense!

Thanks,

Ingo