linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH V2 0/8] perf tools: Fix test "perf probe of function from different CU"

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Message-ID: <1b52699d-8f92-4a79-89aa-c4df1594e8b1@arm.com>
Date: Wed, 17 Apr 2024 14:24:33 +0100
From: James Clark <james.clark@....com>
To: Alexey Dobriyan <adobriyan@...il.com>,
 Chaitanya S Prakash <ChaitanyaS.Prakash@....com>,
 Ian Rogers <irogers@...gle.com>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH V2 0/8] perf tools: Fix test "perf probe of function from
 different CU"



On 14/04/2024 12:41, Alexey Dobriyan wrote:
> On Thu, Apr 11, 2024 at 05:40:04PM +0530, Chaitanya S Prakash wrote:
>>
>> On 4/9/24 11:02, Alexey Dobriyan wrote:
>>> On Mon, Apr 08, 2024 at 11:52:22AM +0530, Chaitanya S Prakash wrote:
>>>> - Add str_has_suffix() and str_has_prefix() to tools/lib/string.c
>>>> - Delete ends_with() and replace its usage with str_has_suffix()
>>>> - Delete strstarts() from tools/include/linux/string.h and replace its
>>>>    usage with str_has_prefix()
>>> It should be the other way: starts_with is normal in userspace.
>>> C++, Python, Java, C# all have it. JavaScript too!
>>
>> This is done in accordance with Ian's comments on V1 of this patch
>> series. Please find the link to the same below.
> 
> Yes, but str_has_suffix() doesn't make sense in the wider context.
> 
>> https://lore.kernel.org/all/CAP-5=fUFmeoTjLuZTgcaV23iGQU1AdddG+7Rw=d6buMU007+1Q@mail.gmail.com/
> 
> 	The naming ends_with makes sense but there is also strstarts and
> 	str_has_prefix, perhaps str_has_suffix would be the most consistent
> 	and intention revealing name?
> 

Hi Alexey,

>From a brief check it looks like str_has_prefix() is already quite
common with 94 uses. So the path of least resistance is to make
everything self consistent and add str_has_suffix().

I agree it's a bit of a mouthful and not so common in other languages.
Once this more complicated set gets through we could always do a simple
search and replace change it to anything we like. But it would touch
_lots_ of different drivers and trees, so it would be hard to justify.

Thanks
James