linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v4 4/4] bootconfig: Rename xbc_destroy_all() to xbc

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Date:   Fri, 17 Sep 2021 08:20:44 +0900
From:   Masami Hiramatsu <mhiramat@...nel.org>
To:     Steven Rostedt <rostedt@...dmis.org>
Cc:     Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
        Masami Hiramatsu <mhiramat@...nel.org>,
        Mike Rapoport <rppt@...nel.org>,
        Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
        LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>, Linux-MM <linux-mm@...ck.org>,
        Vlastimil Babka <vbabka@...e.cz>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v4 4/4] bootconfig: Rename xbc_destroy_all() to
 xbc_fini()

On Thu, 16 Sep 2021 16:48:05 -0400
Steven Rostedt <rostedt@...dmis.org> wrote:

> On Thu, 16 Sep 2021 13:16:59 -0700
> Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org> wrote:
> 
> > So I'm not going to NAK 'fini', but it's a completely stupid and
> > pointless thing to use and there are better character sequences that
> > aren't any more typing and are real words.
> 
> I didn't like it when I first saw it, but only was going to take it because
> it's used elsewhere in the kernel.
> 
> Because of your response, and my initial feeling about the change, I'm going
> to leave this patch out, and just review and accept the first three patches
> in the series.
> 
> Masami, are you OK with that?

Yes, I'm OK. And I will update it to use "xbc_exit()" then.

Anyway, it is good to know your opinion about this. :-)
I also noticed this "_fini" recently when reviewing patches.

Thank you,

> 
> -- Steve


-- 
Masami Hiramatsu <mhiramat@...nel.org>