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Date: Thu, 21 Nov 2013 12:17:44 +0100 From: Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org> To: Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de> Cc: LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>, Borislav Petkov <bp@...e.de>, Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@...radead.org>, Jiri Olsa <jolsa@...hat.com>, Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>, Robert Richter <rric@...nel.org> Subject: Re: [PATCH] perf: Move fs.* to generic lib/lk/ * Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de> wrote: > On Thu, Nov 21, 2013 at 08:34:10AM +0100, Ingo Molnar wrote: > > Ouch, the naming is horrible, what does 'lk' stand for? > > "linux kernel" :-) > > > Please rename it to something sensible before it spreads. > > > > libkernel.so and tools/lib/kernel/ would be perfect I think. > > However, now that I think of it, the naming is kinda imprecise > having only "kernel" in it - it only denotes that it is a library of > stuff that has grown in the kernel. > > So how about > > tools/lib/ktools/ > tools/lib/kutils/ > tools/lib/kernel-tools/ > tools/lib/kernel-utils/ > ... > > and > > libktools.so > libkutils.so > ... > > ? > > I'd prefer ktools as in the tools/ directory of the kernel repo. So what does each name mean, what would they be used for and what's the difference between them? Thanks, Ingo -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@...r.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
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