linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 03/14] perf: Add persistent event facilities

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Date:	Tue, 25 Jun 2013 11:24:39 +0200
From:	Robert Richter <rric@...nel.org>
To:	Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>
Cc:	Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>, Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>,
	Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@...radead.org>,
	Jiri Olsa <jolsa@...hat.com>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Borislav Petkov <bp@...e.de>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 03/14] perf: Add persistent event facilities

On 25.06.13 09:44:01, Peter Zijlstra wrote:
> Elsewhere in this series you use 'pers' to shorten things; it reads a
> bit odd to me because 'pers' is the Dutch word for press (both meanings
> transfer) but that is just something I'll have to live with isn't it ;-)
> 
> As for tracepoint, it seems common to shorten that to tp; which always
> reminds me of toilet paper, but I suppose more people suffer from that.
> 
> Yielding: perf_add_pers_tp() 
> 
> which I read as adding pressed toilet paper.. a well :-)

Better we avoid this, don't wonat you misread the code. ;)

I also see 'pers_' not as an optimum since it could be mixed-up easily
with 'perf_'. Maybe we take 'persist_' instead?

-Robert
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