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From: linux@arm.linux.org.uk (Russell King - ARM Linux)
To: linux-arm-kernel@lists.infradead.org
Subject: [RFC PATCH v2 0/5] Add generic macros for declaring various CPU structs
Date: Thu, 16 Jun 2011 11:15:36 +0100	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20110616101536.GA32629@n2100.arm.linux.org.uk> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20110616101241.GA4028@e102144-lin.cambridge.arm.com>

On Thu, Jun 16, 2011 at 11:12:41AM +0100, Will Deacon wrote:
> >  * For consistency, I've renamed the arch/CPU name string labels.
> >    If that is seen as unnecessary churn, it can be undone.
> 
> I don't see the win here, so let's leave the names like they are to avoid
> unnecessary conflicts with other patches dealing with proc_info structs.

One of the issues is that there are proc-* files which use the same
strings for several entries, for example, proc-xscale.S.

In general, the ELF name and arch name should be the same across all,
just the CPU name should differ.

  reply	other threads:[~2011-06-16 10:15 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 15+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2011-06-14 10:58 [RFC PATCH v2 0/5] Add generic macros for declaring various CPU structs Dave Martin
2011-06-14 10:58 ` [RFC PATCH v2 1/5] ARM: mm: Add generic proc/arch struct definition macros Dave Martin
2011-06-15 23:57   ` Nicolas Pitre
2011-06-16 10:03     ` Dave Martin
2011-06-20  3:13       ` Nicolas Pitre
2011-06-20 10:56         ` Dave Martin
2011-06-14 10:58 ` [RFC PATCH v2 2/5] ARM: proc-v7: Use new generic " Dave Martin
2011-06-16 10:15   ` Will Deacon
2011-06-14 10:58 ` [RFC PATCH v2 3/5] ARM: cache-v7: " Dave Martin
2011-06-14 10:58 ` [RFC PATCH v2 4/5] ARM: proc-v6: " Dave Martin
2011-06-14 10:58 ` [RFC PATCH v2 5/5] ARM: cache-v6: " Dave Martin
2011-06-16 10:12 ` [RFC PATCH v2 0/5] Add generic macros for declaring various CPU structs Will Deacon
2011-06-16 10:15   ` Russell King - ARM Linux [this message]
2011-06-16 10:34     ` Dave Martin
2011-06-16 10:43   ` Dave Martin

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