linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] doc:lock: remove reference to clever use of read-write lock

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Message-ID: <2901443.IPKE8n5AsX@harkonnen>
Date:   Mon, 02 Sep 2019 23:07:04 +0200
From:   Federico Vaga <federico.vaga@...a.pv.it>
To:     Jonathan Corbet <corbet@....net>
Cc:     Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>,
        Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>,
        Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>, Will Deacon <will@...nel.org>,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-doc@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] doc:lock: remove reference to clever use of read-write lock

On Monday, September 2, 2019 10:21:33 PM CEST Jonathan Corbet wrote:
> On Mon, 02 Sep 2019 21:19:24 +0200
> 
> Federico Vaga <federico.vaga@...a.pv.it> wrote:
> > > > I am not used to the mathematical English jargon. It make sense, but
> > > > then
> > > > I
> > > > would replace it with "If and only if": for clarity.
> > > 
> > > While it's used in a number of places and it's pretty common wording
> > > overall in the literature, I agree that we should probably change this
> > > in
> > > locking API user facing documentation.
> > 
> > I would say not only in locking/. The argument is valid for the entire
> > Documentation/. I wait for Jon's opinion before proceeding.
> 
> I don't really have a problem with "iff"; it doesn't seem like *that*
> obscure a term to me.  But if you want spell it out, I guess I don't have
> a problem with that.  We can change it - iff you send a patch to do it :)

I do not mind too, once I got the meaning of IFF to *me* is clear and 
translatable to SSE (i will not).

My opinion is that abbreviations should not be used in general. But it is a 
weak opinion. I can do, and send, a patch

> 
> Thanks,
> 
> jon