board/device file names, and machine names

Russell King - ARM Linux linux at arm.linux.org.uk
Wed Mar 3 04:47:57 EST 2010


On Wed, Mar 03, 2010 at 10:17:28AM +0100, Pavel Machek wrote:
> Hi!
> 
> > > However, we need some future direction ..
> > 
> > Given the amount of discussion there's already been, I'm going to come
> > down hard on this issue to kill the discussion.
> > 
> > Stick with Google's existing naming for files and interally within files.
> > Put a comment in the files giving all the names.  Use the common name in
> > the Kconfig text, and either put the internal names in the help text or
> > in brackets in the main option text.
> > 
> > 
> > Don't like it?  I'm sure there's always going to be someone who doesn't
> > like whatever is decided upon, so get over it.  The important thing is
> > that the decision is made, and that there's no further dithering over
> > this issue.
> 
> Does not seem to be your decision. At least you should have cc-ed l-k.

You really need to get a life.



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