linux-kernel - Re: Re: [PATCH v4 0/2] Recommend denylist/allowlist instead of blacklist/whitelist

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Date:   Mon, 15 Jun 2020 00:00:56 -0700
From:   Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com>
To:     SeongJae Park <sjpark@...zon.com>, Pavel Machek <pavel@....cz>
Cc:     Jiri Slaby <jslaby@...e.cz>, Michael Ellerman <mpe@...erman.id.au>,
        akpm@...ux-foundation.org, apw@...onical.com,
        SeongJae Park <sjpark@...zon.de>, colin.king@...onical.com,
        sj38.park@...il.com, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Re: [PATCH v4 0/2] Recommend denylist/allowlist instead of
 blacklist/whitelist

On Mon, 2020-06-15 at 08:46 +0200, SeongJae Park wrote:
> So, I agree this patch is imperfect for many cases, but better than nothing.

Not necessarily.

Having people strain for unusual equivalents
to generally well known terms is not good.

blacklist/whitelist is well understood.

Would you do the same for red/black?