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

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Message-ID: <201910291414.F29F738B7@keescook>
Date:   Tue, 29 Oct 2019 14:15:39 -0700
From:   Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>
To:     Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>
Cc:     Segher Boessenkool <segher@...nel.crashing.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 Tue, Oct 15, 2019 at 06:54:13PM +0200, Borislav Petkov wrote:
> 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

I've added more rationale to patch #1 in the just-sent v3 of this
series. If I still can't convince you Segher, I'm happy to send "patch
30/29" to do a bulk rename to "notes". Let me know. :)

-- 
Kees Cook