linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 01/29] powerpc: Rename "notes" PT

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Message-ID: <20191015165412.GD596@zn.tnic>
Date:   Tue, 15 Oct 2019 18:54:13 +0200
From:   Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>
To:     Segher Boessenkool <segher@...nel.crashing.org>
Cc:     Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>, linux-arch@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-s390@...r.kernel.org, Michal Simek <monstr@...str.eu>,
        x86@...nel.org, linux-ia64@...r.kernel.org,
        Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>, linux-xtensa@...ux-xtensa.org,
        Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@...ux.intel.com>,
        Heiko Carstens <heiko.carstens@...ibm.com>,
        linuxppc-dev@...ts.ozlabs.org,
        Yoshinori Sato <ysato@...rs.sourceforge.jp>,
        linux-parisc@...r.kernel.org, Andy Lutomirski <luto@...nel.org>,
        linux-alpha@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        Rick Edgecombe <rick.p.edgecombe@...el.com>,
        Will Deacon <will@...nel.org>,
        linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org, linux-c6x-dev@...ux-c6x.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 01/29] powerpc: Rename "notes" PT_NOTE to "note"

On Fri, Oct 11, 2019 at 11:25:52AM -0500, Segher Boessenkool wrote:
> Names *matter*, internal names doubly so.  So why replace a good name with
> a worse name?  Because it is slightly less work for you?

So if we agree on the name "notes" and we decide to rename the other
arches, this should all be done in a separate patchset anyway, and ontop
of this one. And I believe Kees wouldn't mind doing it ontop since he's
gotten his hands dirty already. :-P

Thx.

-- 
Regards/Gruss,
    Boris.

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