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Message-ID: <20120224080423.GA814@elte.hu>
Date:	Fri, 24 Feb 2012 09:04:23 +0100
From:	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>
To:	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>
Cc:	Paul Mackerras <paulus@...ba.org>,
	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>,
	Steven Rostedt <rostedt@...dmis.org>,
	Jason Baron <jbaron@...hat.com>, a.p.zijlstra@...llo.nl,
	mathieu.desnoyers@...icios.com, davem@...emloft.net,
	ddaney.cavm@...il.com, akpm@...ux-foundation.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 00/10] jump label: introduce very_[un]likely + cleanups +
 docs


* Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org> wrote:

> Seriously, I don't understand why you don't just use the 
> obvious name. The data structure is named "static_key". The 
> things that change it are named "static_key_inc()" or 
> something. So a name like "static_key_true()" is simply 
> *better*, isn't it?

Yes, you are right, in hindsight it's indeed obviously and 
trivially better :-/

> It's not just about less confusion, it's actually about just 
> having consistent naming.

Okay. I sent out the slightly reworked patch that gets rid of 
this confusion and makes it all consistent.

Thanks,

	Ingo
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