From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S264468AbTLLDXL (ORCPT ); Thu, 11 Dec 2003 22:23:11 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S264470AbTLLDXL (ORCPT ); Thu, 11 Dec 2003 22:23:11 -0500 Received: from waste.org ([209.173.204.2]:30679 "EHLO waste.org") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S264468AbTLLDXH (ORCPT ); Thu, 11 Dec 2003 22:23:07 -0500 Date: Thu, 11 Dec 2003 21:23:01 -0600 From: Matt Mackall To: "Perez-Gonzalez, Inaky" Cc: gene.heskett@verizon.net, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, robustmutexes@lists.osdl.org Subject: Re: [RFC/PATCH] FUSYN 5/10: kernel fuqueues Message-ID: <20031212032301.GF23787@waste.org> References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: User-Agent: Mutt/1.3.28i Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Thu, Dec 11, 2003 at 07:15:40PM -0800, Perez-Gonzalez, Inaky wrote: > > From: Matt Mackall [mailto:mpm@selenic.com] > > > > > > From: Gene Heskett [mailto:gene.heskett@verizon.net] > > > > > > > > inaky.perez-gonzalez@intel.com wrote: > > > > >> include/linux/fuqueue.h | 451 > > > > >> ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > > > > >> include/linux/plist.h | 197 ++++++++++++++++++++ > > > > >> kernel/fuqueue.c | 220 +++++++++++++++++++++++ > > > > >> 3 files changed, 868 insertions(+) > > > > >> > > > > >> +++ linux/include/linux/fuqueue.h Wed Nov 19 16:42:50 2003 > > > > > > > > > >I don't suppose you've run this feature name past anyone in > > > > > marketting or PR? > > > > > > > > Obviously not... > > > > > > I am already asking for new names for whoever doesn't like > > > them, like me ... I have more interesting things to do than > > > looking for names. > > > > The name's fine by me actually, I'm greatly looking forward to hearing > > someone present them at the next Linux Symposium. > > I'll try to [at least I'll submit a proposal]...heh! :] > > > Other people might not be so amused, though. > > Do you mean on how similar it sounds to the famous four letter > word that everybody seems to be afraid to say in public? :) > > Well, I had initially (and intentionally) fucvar for a conditional > variable...however, in order to be more in order with how POSIX names > them, I changed it to fucond. > > Good thing they were not worth to implement (and actually swearing > by them was a good thing, they were a real PITA). > > Now seriously, forgive my naivete as English is my second language, > what might be not so amusing to others? the 'fuck' thingie? The obvious pronunciation is closer to "fuck you" (fuh-queue or fuq-ueue), which is a little more pointed. -- Matt Mackall : http://www.selenic.com : Linux development and consulting