linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH -mm] compat_binfmt

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Date:	Thu, 3 Jan 2008 08:23:34 +0100
From:	Sam Ravnborg <sam@...nborg.org>
To:	Roland McGrath <roland@...hat.com>
Cc:	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-arch@...r.kernel.org, linuxppc-dev@...abs.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH -mm] compat_binfmt_elf Kconfig

On Wed, Jan 02, 2008 at 02:12:28PM -0800, Roland McGrath wrote:
> I have no opinions about the config symbol names.  Among the existing
> precedents for internal/descriptionless symbols I find more not using the
> HAVE_ prefix than those using it.
The convention is newly established - so no suprise.

> The patch versions I've sent now work
> fine, fix the parallel build problem people were seeing, and AFAICT follow
> the style of what's already in common use.  At this point, I think it would
> be easiest just to keep them and have you send symbol-renaming patches
> for any and all symbols of this sort that concern you as separate cleanups.
Would love to - but the pile of other kbuild stuff only gets bigger..

	Sam
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