linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] x86/ldt: Rename ldr_struct.size to .n

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Message-ID: <20170608072711.5tynft37agvtnmd4@gmail.com>
Date:   Thu, 8 Jun 2017 09:27:11 +0200
From:   Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>
To:     Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>
Cc:     Andy Lutomirski <luto@...capital.net>, X86 ML <x86@...nel.org>,
        LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
        Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
        "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] x86/ldt: Rename ldr_struct.size to .n_entries

* Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de> wrote:

> On Tue, Jun 06, 2017 at 03:20:22PM -0700, Andy Lutomirski wrote:
> > In the subject: ldt_struct, perhaps?
> 
> Right. Committer, pls fix. :-)

Fixed. I also renamed 'n_entries' to 'nr_entries', which is the canonical form:

  triton:~/tip> git grep -w n_entries | wc -l
  191

  triton:~/tip> git grep -w nr_entries | wc -l
  743

If we do a rename, we should do it right, painted bright red! ;-)


Thanks,

	Ingo