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

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Date:	Sat, 19 Jan 2013 18:02:55 +0530
From:	Vineet Gupta <Vineet.Gupta1@...opsys.com>
To:	Pavel Machek <pavel@....cz>
CC:	Vineet Gupta <Vineet.Gupta1@...opsys.com>,
	<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 Saturday 19 January 2013 01:16 AM, Pavel Machek wrote:
> 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

Although I really don't want to spend time arguing with you but still ...... if
you had a neighbor with same name as your friend your strategy most likely would
be to force one of them to change names - kind of seems funny and stupid.

Having said that, despite all the ranting so far, you've not managed to comment on
a single line of the actual code, which is more funny and stupid. So please stop
blathering and do some constructive work. I won't go around asking ARC name to be
changed because someone's Tab completion doesn't work anymore.

And I'm sorry dude, that alone won't prevent the port from being merged.

-Vineet

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