netdev - Re: [PATCH v2 2/2] stmmac: rename it to synopsys

lists.openwall.net		lists / announce owl-users owl-dev john-users john-dev passwdqc-users yescrypt popa3d-users / oss-security kernel-hardening musl sabotage tlsify passwords / crypt-dev xvendor / Bugtraq Full-Disclosure linux-kernel linux-netdev linux-ext4 linux-hardening linux-cve-announce PHC
Open Source and information security mailing list archives

Hash Suite: Windows password security audit tool. GUI, reports in PDF.

[<prev] [next>] [<thread-prev] [thread-next>] [day] [month] [year] [list]

Date:   Thu, 12 Jan 2017 10:26:30 -0500 (EST)
From:   David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:     Joao.Pinto@...opsys.com
Cc:     alexandre.torgue@...com, f.fainelli@...il.com,
        lars.persson@...s.com, niklass@...s.com, peppe.cavallaro@...com,
        netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 2/2] stmmac: rename it to synopsys

I don't understand at all why it is so important to change the name of
these files nor the directory they live in.

What bonafide benefit will users receive if we do this?

The only clear part is the downside, which is that it is going to make
it painful to browse source history and backport bug fixes.

Please, let's not do this.

Thanks.