Re: [RFC Patch v1 00/31] Synopsys ARC Linux kernel Port

[Pavel Machek]

Hi!

> >>> Ok, plus there's already computing standard called "arc".
> >>>
> >>> https://www.linux-mips.org/wiki/ARC
> >>>
> >>> What about calling the architecture "sarc" or "syarc" ?
> >> I think it would be best use of everybody's time if you could focus on
> >> the technical content of the port rather than the name. It has been like
> >> that for +10 years and I don't intend to make the kernel port name
> >> different from THE arch name itself.
> > Yeah, and it is best use of reviewers time to confuse them with
> > one-letter difference to very popular architecture... and use three
> > letter acronym that was already taken.
> >
> > In this state, I hope your port never gets merged. Yes, I got used to
> > do cd a<tab>/ar<tab>.
> 
> Although I really don't want to spend time arguing with you but still ...... if
> you had a neighbor with same name as your friend your strategy most likely would
> be to force one of them to change names - kind of seems funny and
> stupid.

Yeah, imagine creating "/bin/mr" that would be du equivalent. How many
people would delete their files by mistake? 

> Having said that, despite all the ranting so far, you've not managed to comment on
> a single line of the actual code, which is more funny and stupid. So

Yeah, you tricked me into reviewing your code. No, I will not do more
reviews for you. Yes, I bet I'm not the only one, and I bet that
mistake will happen about once per developer.

									Pavel
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