linux-kernel - Re: [RFC Patch v1 00/31] Synopsys ARC Linux kernel Port

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Date:	Fri, 18 Jan 2013 20:46:31 +0100
From:	Pavel Machek <pavel@....cz>
To:	Vineet Gupta <Vineet.Gupta1@...opsys.com>
Cc:	linux-arch@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	tglx@...utronix.de, arnd@...db.de
Subject: Re: [RFC Patch v1 00/31] Synopsys ARC Linux kernel Port

On Tue 2012-11-20 19:47:58, Vineet Gupta wrote:
> On Tuesday 20 November 2012 07:29 PM, Pavel Machek wrote:
> > On Tue 2012-11-20 14:47:37, Pavel Machek wrote:
> >> Hi!
> >>
> >>>     https://raw.github.com/vineetgarc/publish/master/ELCE-2012-ARC-Linux.pdf
> >>>
> >>> All comments/criticisms are welcome !
> >> Huh. arch/arc is very similar to arch/arm. So similar that it took me
> >> 10 minutes to figure out. I guess theres no alternate name arc could
> >> use?
> > Hmm... "Advanced Risc"... :-(.
> >
> > Ok, plus there's already computing standard called "arc".
> >
> > https://www.linux-mips.org/wiki/ARC
> >
> > What about calling the architecture "sarc" or "syarc" ?
> 
> I think it would be best use of everybody's time if you could focus on
> the technical content of the port rather than the name. It has been like
> that for +10 years and I don't intend to make the kernel port name
> different from THE arch name itself.

Yeah, and it is best use of reviewers time to confuse them with
one-letter difference to very popular architecture... and use three
letter acronym that was already taken.

In this state, I hope your port never gets merged. Yes, I got used to
do cd a<tab>/ar<tab>.
									Pavel
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