linux-ext4 - Re: Change feature name from fname

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Date:   Thu, 2 May 2019 13:50:56 -0700
From:   "Darrick J. Wong" <darrick.wong@...cle.com>
To:     "Theodore Ts'o" <tytso@....edu>
Cc:     Gabriel Krisman Bertazi <krisman@...labora.com>,
        linux-ext4@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Change feature name from fname_encoding to casefold?

On Thu, May 02, 2019 at 12:25:27PM -0400, Theodore Ts'o wrote:
> Given how we've simplified how we handle Unicode --- in particular,
> not doing any kind of normalization unless we are doing case-folding
> compares, I think it will be more user-friendly if we rename the
> feature from fname_encoding to casefold.

TBH /me hadn't done enough reviewing even to notice the feature was
named 'fname_encoding' (whatever that means -- encoded how?).
IMHO 'casefold' is more descriptive about what the feature provides
(folding case for directory name comparisons, right?)

--D

> 
> What do you think?  Any objections?
> 
> 					- Ted