linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] drivers: scsi: scsi_lib.c: add prefix "SCSILIB

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Date:	Tue, 03 Dec 2013 19:42:01 +0800
From:	Chen Gang <gang.chen.5i5j@...il.com>
To:	rkuo <rkuo@...eaurora.org>
CC:	James Bottomley <James.Bottomley@...senPartnership.com>,
	Bart Van Assche <bvanassche@....org>,
	Bottomley@...allels.com, linux-scsi@...r.kernel.org,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] drivers: scsi: scsi_lib.c: add prefix "SCSILIB_" to macro
 "SP"

On 12/03/2013 05:32 AM, rkuo wrote:
> On Mon, Dec 02, 2013 at 06:14:33PM +0800, Chen Gang wrote:
>> If one issue occurs, normally, both sides need improvement.
>>
>> For our issue:
>>
>>  - need try to keep uapi no touch ("arch/hexagon/uapi/asm/registers.h").
>>
>>  - improving our module is much easier than improving hexagon.
>>
>>  - for 'SP', it is really short enough to like a register name.
>>    SG_POOL seems more suitable for our 'sgpool' related operations.
>>
>>
>> It will be better to improve hexagon too, but it is not quit easy (maybe
>> have to bear it), it is uapi :-(
> 
> I can't speak for SCSI, but that define in Hexagon isn't really used outside
> of that file anyways (the two SP macros themselves).  I'm also pretty sure
> the userspace isn't currently using it anyways.  Seeing as it's not really
> buying us anything, I'm fine with just removing it and continuing to review
> the other defines.  I'll make that change and test it locally.
> 

OK, thanks.

> 
> Thanks,
> Richard Kuo
> 
> 


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Chen Gang
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