[LTP] [PATCH 0/3] New API: Rename LTP_IPC_PATH -> TST_IPC_PATH

Petr Vorel
2021-08-25T09:09:11Z

> Hi!
> > Petr Vorel (3):
> > lib: Move IPC_ENV_VAR definition into header
> > C API: Rename LTP_IPC_PATH -> TST_IPC_PATH
> > shell API: Rename LTP_IPC_PATH -> TST_IPC_PATH

> Is this really a good idea?

> As it is it's pretty clear where the environment variable comes from, if
> we rename it to TST_IPC_PATH it's not obvious that this has been
> exported by LTP test.
I was thinking about it as well (just forget to write that into cover letter).

> Generally things that are visible on the running system tends to be
> prefixed with LTP_ or ltp_ rather than TST_ or tst_...
Sure. I just thought that LTP_ is for variables which are expected to be set by
user. But let's keep the old name. How about the first commit (cleanup)?

Kind regards,
Petr

[1] https://github.com/linux-test-project/ltp/wiki/User-Guidelines