linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v3 1/3] Bluetooth: use inclusive language in HCI role comments

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Message-ID: <CAJQfnxHtgsCTS5GCTj-p4iqaR=jZVPho1ELgFQ6-UngZcBECig@mail.gmail.com>
Date:   Fri, 4 Jun 2021 16:56:08 +0800
From:   Archie Pusaka <apusaka@...gle.com>
To:     Bastien Nocera <hadess@...ess.net>
Cc:     linux-bluetooth <linux-bluetooth@...r.kernel.org>,
        Marcel Holtmann <marcel@...tmann.org>,
        CrosBT Upstreaming <chromeos-bluetooth-upstreaming@...omium.org>,
        Archie Pusaka <apusaka@...omium.org>,
        "David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
        Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>,
        Johan Hedberg <johan.hedberg@...il.com>,
        Luiz Augusto von Dentz <luiz.dentz@...il.com>,
        LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        "open list:NETWORKING [GENERAL]" <netdev@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 1/3] Bluetooth: use inclusive language in HCI role comments

Hi Bastien,

Thanks! That was a great input.
I'm not sure though, do we have a standard, proper way to deprecate macros?
Or does a simple /* deprecated */ comment works for now?

Cheers,
Archie


On Fri, 4 Jun 2021 at 16:39, Bastien Nocera <hadess@...ess.net> wrote:
>
> On Fri, 2021-06-04 at 16:26 +0800, Archie Pusaka wrote:
> >
> > The #define preprocessor terms are unchanged for now to not disturb
> > dependent APIs.
>
> Could we add new defines, and deprecate the old ones? Something akin
> to that would help migrate the constants, over time:
> https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/glib/blob/master/glib/gmacros.h#L686-716
>