linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 0/8] uuid: convert users to generic UUID API

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Date:	Mon, 4 Apr 2016 16:40:20 -0700
From:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
To:	Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@...ux.intel.com>
Cc:	Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>, "Theodore Ts'o" <tytso@....edu>,
	Matt Fleming <matt@...eblueprint.co.uk>,
	Rasmus Villemoes <linux@...musvillemoes.dk>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-efi@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-api@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 0/8] uuid: convert users to generic UUID API

On Mon,  4 Apr 2016 16:30:02 +0300 Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@...ux.intel.com> wrote:

> There are few functions here and there along with type definitions that provide
> UUID API. This series consolidates everything under one hood and converts
> current users.

Well.  It converts two current users.

There are many references to "uuid" in the tree.  How many sites could
potentially benefit from this change?

> This has been tested for a while internally, however it doesn't mean we covered
> all possible cases (especially accuracy of UUID constants after conversion).
> So, please test this as much as you can and provide your tag. We appreciate the
> effort.

I'm not sure who this series was aimed at but I saw "lib" and grabbed
it.  I'll await Matt's ack.