linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 2/2]: acpica/nfit: Rename not-armed bit definition

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Message-ID: <CAPcyv4hahUFB13tLvQ4CPsf+ZDu8xg668Rxqf5GkUHj1AFXs3g@mail.gmail.com>
Date:	Thu, 27 Aug 2015 10:04:36 -0700
From:	Dan Williams <dan.j.williams@...el.com>
To:	Linda Knippers <linda.knippers@...com>
Cc:	Toshi Kani <toshi.kani@...com>,
	Rafael J Wysocki <rafael.j.wysocki@...el.com>,
	Robert Moore <robert.moore@...el.com>,
	"linux-nvdimm@...ts.01.org" <linux-nvdimm@...ts.01.org>,
	Linux ACPI <linux-acpi@...r.kernel.org>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	"Elliott, Robert (Server Storage)" <elliott@...com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/2]: acpica/nfit: Rename not-armed bit definition

On Thu, Aug 27, 2015 at 9:32 AM, Linda Knippers <linda.knippers@...com> wrote:
> I know this seems like a nit but we've going to live with this stuff for
> a long time.

Along those lines, Bob just came by my office and gave me a decisive
argument that I think trumps my ABI concerns, and one I'd be willing
to argue for 4.2 inclusion.  Some BIOS implementers may do the work to
get the polarity correct others may just read the flag name and get it
wrong.  Once that happens the field loses all meaning regardless of
whether Linux interprets it correctly.
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