linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 2/3] printk: rename selected_console -> preferred

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Date:   Thu, 2 Mar 2017 10:01:53 -0500
From:   Steven Rostedt <rostedt@...dmis.org>
To:     Aleksey Makarov <aleksey.makarov@...aro.org>
Cc:     linux-serial@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        Sudeep Holla <sudeep.holla@....com>,
        Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
        Peter Hurley <peter@...leysoftware.com>,
        Jiri Slaby <jslaby@...e.com>,
        Robin Murphy <robin.murphy@....com>,
        "Nair, Jayachandran" <Jayachandran.Nair@...ium.com>,
        Petr Mladek <pmladek@...e.com>,
        Sergey Senozhatsky <sergey.senozhatsky@...il.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 2/3] printk: rename selected_console ->
 preferred_console

On Thu,  2 Mar 2017 16:11:33 +0300
Aleksey Makarov <aleksey.makarov@...aro.org> wrote:

> The variable selected_console is set in __add_preferred_console()
> to point to the last console parameter that was added to the
> console_cmdline array.
> 
> Rename it to preferred_console so that the name reflects the usage.

As I said previously, I prefer "selected_console" but since
"__add_preferred_console()" sets it, I'm fine with this change.
Although, I would probably have changed that function to
"__add_selected_console()" :)

Acked-by: Steven Rostedt (VMware) <rostedt@...dmis.org>

-- Steve

> 
> Suggested-by: Peter Hurley <peter@...leysoftware.com>
> Signed-off-by: Aleksey Makarov <aleksey.makarov@...aro.org>