linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2] tools/memory-model: Make compat with herd7 7.47 ("-" -> "

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Date:   Tue, 13 Feb 2018 09:32:31 +0100
From:   Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>
To:     "Paul E. McKenney" <paulmck@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
Cc:     Akira Yokosawa <akiyks@...il.com>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        stern@...land.harvard.edu, parri.andrea@...il.com,
        will.deacon@....com, peterz@...radead.org, boqun.feng@...il.com,
        npiggin@...il.com, dhowells@...hat.com, j.alglave@....ac.uk,
        luc.maranget@...ia.fr, Patrick Bellasi <patrick.bellasi@....com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] tools/memory-model: Make compat with herd7 7.47 ("-"
 -> "_")


* Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@...ux.vnet.ibm.com> wrote:

> Cat-language code has used "-" as a word
> separator in names, and the model had previously had an odd mixture of
> "-" and "_".  Hence, the switch to the cat-language convention.
> 
> Of course, if underscore is strongly preferred, underscore does work,
> and it should be possible to move in that direction.

I'm fine with either of these variants, as long as it's consistent: the 
idiosynchratic seeming mixture of both '-' and '_' convention looked odd to me.

If '_' is also more compatible with installed versions of the language, then I'd 
go for that - but it's your call.

Thanks,

	Ingo