linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v4 3/7] mips: rename macros and files from '64' to 'n64'

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Message-ID: <CALxhOnht8H6r38bwm7xqbHuJs6dvLB03GCKyws2cif1mEE+sKA@mail.gmail.com>
Date:   Thu, 13 Dec 2018 14:23:21 +0530
From:   Firoz Khan <firoz.khan@...aro.org>
To:     Paul Burton <paul.burton@...s.com>
Cc:     linux-mips@...r.kernel.org, Ralf Baechle <ralf@...ux-mips.org>,
        James Hogan <jhogan@...nel.org>,
        Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
        Philippe Ombredanne <pombredanne@...b.com>,
        Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
        Kate Stewart <kstewart@...uxfoundation.org>,
        y2038 Mailman List <y2038@...ts.linaro.org>,
        Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Linux-Arch <linux-arch@...r.kernel.org>,
        Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>,
        Deepa Dinamani <deepa.kernel@...il.com>,
        Marcin Juszkiewicz <marcin.juszkiewicz@...aro.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v4 3/7] mips: rename macros and files from '64' to 'n64'

Hi Paul,

On Thu, 13 Dec 2018 at 03:58, Paul Burton <paul.burton@...s.com> wrote:
>
> Hi Firoz,
>
> On Wed, Dec 12, 2018 at 10:04:47AM +0530, Firoz Khan wrote:
> >
> > Sure, I think '64' to 'n64' conversion must be remove it from this patch
> > series.I can send v5 without '64' to 'n64' conversion.
> >
> > If we rename '64' to 'n64' in half of the place and this _MIPS_SIM_ABI64
> > if we half to keep it in same looks not good (according to me).
> >
> > (FYI, This macro name - _MIPS_SIM_ABIN64 must be _MIPS_SIM_NABI64
> > and defintion will be:
> > +#define _MIPS_SIM_NABI64           _MIPS_SIM_ABI64)
> >
> > So If you confirm I can send v5 without '64' to 'n64' conversion (not just above
> > one, completely from this patch series). Or uou can take a call just
> > keep this macro -
> > _MIPS_SIM_ABI64 as it is and change it rest of the place.
>
> Let's just go ahead & leave everything as 64, and I'll do the 64 -> n64
> rename later. I hoped whilst you were adding n64-specific code this
> would be an easy change, but at this point let's just prioritize getting
> the series applied without the naming change so it can sit in -next for
> a while before the merge window.

I'll keep the macro - _MIPS_SIM_ABI64 same and will not change the rest
of the patch series. Unfortunately, reverting back to 64 from n64 has lots of
work.

Thanks
Firoz