linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH net-next] neighbour: Rename procfs entry

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Message-ID: <20210802093050.67c361f4@kicinski-fedora-pc1c0hjn.dhcp.thefacebook.com>
Date:   Mon, 2 Aug 2021 09:30:50 -0700
From:   Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>
To:     Yajun Deng <yajun.deng@...ux.dev>
Cc:     davem@...emloft.net, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next] neighbour: Rename procfs entry

On Mon,  2 Aug 2021 11:57:45 +0800 Yajun Deng wrote:
> Use gc_thresh_{min, default, max} instead of gc_thresh{1, 2, 3}.
> This is more friendly for user.

We can't rename files in procfs after they had been present 
in an official kernel release. They are uABI. Same goes for 
your default -> current rename patch.

You also forgot to update documentation.