linux-kernel - Re: [RFC 2/6] drivers: pci: Change CONFIG

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Date: Fri, 22 Nov 2024 16:36:13 +0100
From: Miguel Ojeda <miguel.ojeda.sandonis@...il.com>
To: Jonathan Cameron <Jonathan.Cameron@...wei.com>
Cc: Bjorn Helgaas <helgaas@...nel.org>, Alistair Francis <alistair@...stair23.me>, lukas@...ner.de, 
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Subject: Re: [RFC 2/6] drivers: pci: Change CONFIG_SPDM to a dependency

On Fri, Nov 22, 2024 at 4:30 PM Jonathan Cameron
<Jonathan.Cameron@...wei.com> wrote:
>
> Not sure it will!  Security Protocol and Data Model
> which to me is completely useless for hinting what it is ;)
>
> Definitely keep (SPDM) on end of expanded name as I suspect most
> people can't remember the terms (I had to look it up ;)

If that is the case, then perhaps it may make sense to put it at the
beginning if no one knows what the expanded form is:

    bool "SPDM (Security Protocol and Data Model)"

However, from a quick grep, this "at the beginning" style does not
seem common...

Cheers,
Miguel