linux-kernel - Re: Re: [PATCH v2] scripts/spelling: Recommend blocklist/allowlist instead of blacklist/whitelist

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Message-ID: <20200609130538.3573-1-sjpark@amazon.com>
Date:   Tue, 9 Jun 2020 15:05:38 +0200
From:   SeongJae Park <sjpark@...zon.com>
To:     Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
CC:     SeongJae Park <sjpark@...zon.com>, <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
        <colin.king@...onical.com>, <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        <stable@...r.kernel.org>, SeongJae Park <sjpark@...zon.de>
Subject: Re: Re: [PATCH v2] scripts/spelling: Recommend blocklist/allowlist instead of blacklist/whitelist

On Tue, 9 Jun 2020 14:56:07 +0200 Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org> wrote:

> On Tue, Jun 09, 2020 at 02:25:49PM +0200, SeongJae Park wrote:
> > From: SeongJae Park <sjpark@...zon.de>
> > 
> > This commit recommends the patches to replace 'blacklist' and
> > 'whitelist' with the 'blocklist' and 'allowlist', because the new
> > suggestions are incontrovertible, doesn't make people hurt, and more
> > self-explanatory.
> > 
> > Signed-off-by: SeongJae Park <sjpark@...zon.de>
> > ---
> >  scripts/spelling.txt | 2 ++
> >  1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)
> 
> <formletter>
> 
> This is not the correct way to submit patches for inclusion in the
> stable kernel tree.  Please read:
>     https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/process/stable-kernel-rules.html
> for how to do this properly.

Sorry, I only mistakenly Cc-ed stable@...r.kernel.org.  Please don't pull this
in the stable tree.


Thanks,
SeongJae Park

> 
> </formletter>
>