linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v3 2/2] scripts/deprecated_terms: Recommend blocklist/allowlist instead of blacklist/whitelist

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Date:   Wed, 10 Jun 2020 15:54:11 +0200
From:   SeongJae Park <sjpark@...zon.com>
To:     SeongJae Park <sjpark@...zon.com>
CC:     <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>, <apw@...onical.com>,
        <joe@...ches.com>, <jslaby@...e.cz>, <colin.king@...onical.com>,
        <sj38.park@...il.com>, <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        SeongJae Park <sjpark@...zon.de>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 2/2] scripts/deprecated_terms: Recommend blocklist/allowlist instead of blacklist/whitelist

Based on Jiri's feedback[1], I'm updating the replacement suggestion of blacklist
from blocklist to denylist, as the previous one might be confused to block
layer people.  Also, the new recommendation is more short ;)

[1] https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20200610091655.4682-1-sjpark@amazon.com/

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From: SeongJae Park <sjpark@...zon.de>
Date: Wed, 10 Jun 2020 07:23:33 +0200
Subject: [PATCH v3.1] scripts/deprecated_terms: Recommend denylist/allowlist
 instead of blacklist/whitelist

This commit recommends the patches to replace 'blacklist' and
'whitelist' with the 'denylist' 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/deprecated_terms.txt | 2 ++
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)

diff --git a/scripts/deprecated_terms.txt b/scripts/deprecated_terms.txt
index 6faa06451c3d..4512ef5d5ffa 100644
--- a/scripts/deprecated_terms.txt
+++ b/scripts/deprecated_terms.txt
@@ -3,3 +3,5 @@
 # The format of each line is:
 # deprecated||suggested
 #
+blacklist||denylist
+whitelist||allowlist
-- 
2.17.1