netdev - Re: [PATCH] RDS is not Radio Data System

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Date:   Sun, 5 Aug 2018 12:37:56 +0200
From:   Pavel Machek <pavel@....cz>
To:     Sowmini Varadhan <sowmini.varadhan@...cle.com>, arnd@...db.de,
        gthelen@...gle.com, jgg@...lanox.com
Cc:     santosh.shilimkar@...cle.com,
        kernel list <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Netdev list <netdev@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] RDS is not Radio Data System

On Sun 2018-08-05 06:19:45, Sowmini Varadhan wrote:
> On (08/05/18 08:59), Pavel Machek wrote:
> > Getting prompt "The RDS Protocol" (RDS) is not too helpful, and it is
> > easily confused with Radio Data System (which we may want to support
> > in kernel, too).
> > 
> > I wonder if option should be named NET_RDS, instead?
> 
> RDS has been around for a while now (since 2.6). How will you
> rename proposal manage backward compatibility? Why can't you call
> your new option CONFIG_RADIO  or similar instead?
> 
> Are we going to rename NFS* to NET_NFS* because someone decided
> to reuse the NFS acronym? 

Was it?

Because this was first time kernel asked that question... when I was
testing -next. Is this related?

commit 533d1daea8d8a389b37207ad7b50c4e750969231
    IB: Revert "remove redundant INFINIBAND kconfig dependencies"

> > And this sounds like a good idea:
> > -	tristate "The RDS Protocol"
> > +	tristate "The Reliable Datagram Sockets (RDS) Protocol"
> 
> surn that sounds fine.

Can you apply the patch, or do you want me to send it to davem?

Signed-off-by: Pavel Machek <pavel@....cz>

Thanks,
									Pavel
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