Re: [PATCH v2 3/5] platform/x86:intel/pmc: Improve function to show substate header

["Ilpo Järvinen" <ilpo.jarvinen@linux.intel.com>]

On Tue, 24 Jun 2025, Xi Pardee wrote:

> Refactor pmc_core_substate_req_header_show() to accept a new argument.
> This is a preparation patch to introduce a new way to show Low Power
> Mode substate requirement data for platforms starting from Panther
> Lake. Increased the size for the name column as the Low Power Mode
> requirement register name is longer in newer platforms.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Xi Pardee <xi.pardee@linux.intel.com>
> ---
>  drivers/platform/x86/intel/pmc/core.c | 15 +++++++++------
>  1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/platform/x86/intel/pmc/core.c b/drivers/platform/x86/intel/pmc/core.c
> index a1dd80bdbd413..47cc5120e7dd6 100644
> --- a/drivers/platform/x86/intel/pmc/core.c
> +++ b/drivers/platform/x86/intel/pmc/core.c
> @@ -828,17 +828,20 @@ static int pmc_core_substate_l_sts_regs_show(struct seq_file *s, void *unused)
>  }
>  DEFINE_SHOW_ATTRIBUTE(pmc_core_substate_l_sts_regs);
>  
> -static void pmc_core_substate_req_header_show(struct seq_file *s, int pmc_index)
> +static void pmc_core_substate_req_header_show(struct seq_file *s, int pmc_index, char *name)
>  {
>  	struct pmc_dev *pmcdev = s->private;
>  	int mode;
>  
> -	seq_printf(s, "%30s |", "Element");
> +	seq_printf(s, "%40s |", "Element");
>  	pmc_for_each_mode(mode, pmcdev)
>  		seq_printf(s, " %9s |", pmc_lpm_modes[mode]);
>  
> -	seq_printf(s, " %9s |", "Status");
> -	seq_printf(s, " %11s |\n", "Live Status");
> +	if (!strcmp(name, "Status")) {

I'm not very happy passing this as string. Could we use an 
internal defines/enum instead for this differentiation?

> +		seq_printf(s, " %9s |", name);
> +		seq_printf(s, " %11s |\n", "Live Status");
> +	} else
> +		seq_printf(s, " %9s |\n", name);

Please always use braces symmetrically in both blocks.

>  }
>  
>  static int pmc_core_substate_req_regs_show(struct seq_file *s, void *unused)
> @@ -872,7 +875,7 @@ static int pmc_core_substate_req_regs_show(struct seq_file *s, void *unused)
>  			continue;
>  
>  		/* Display the header */
> -		pmc_core_substate_req_header_show(s, pmc_index);
> +		pmc_core_substate_req_header_show(s, pmc_index, "Status");
>  
>  		/* Loop over maps */
>  		for (mp = 0; mp < num_maps; mp++) {
> @@ -910,7 +913,7 @@ static int pmc_core_substate_req_regs_show(struct seq_file *s, void *unused)
>  				}
>  
>  				/* Display the element name in the first column */
> -				seq_printf(s, "pmc%d: %26s |", pmc_index, map[i].name);
> +				seq_printf(s, "pmc%d: %34s |", pmc_index, map[i].name);
>  
>  				/* Loop over the enabled states and display if required */
>  				pmc_for_each_mode(mode, pmcdev) {
> 

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