linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] perf: Move fs.* to generic lib/lk/

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Message-ID: <20131121111744.GA27513@gmail.com>
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
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