[U-Boot] [PATCH] Add bootstrap command

Wolfgang Denk
2009-07-16T22:18:22Z

Dear Matthias Fuchs,

In message <200907162224.23377.matthias.fuchs@esd-electronics.com> you wrote:
>
> > Please find a better description (avoiding "bootstrap"), and then
> > chose a descriptive name.
> ccc - config chip|cpu configuration
> scc - setup chip|cpu configuration
> wcc - write chip|cpu configuration
> wcce - write chip|cpu configuration eeprom

Which of these will you still remember after the third glass of beer?
;-)

> I am not a friend of long names :-)

Neiter am I. But there are some basic rules for user interface
design. Short commands should only be used for "harmless" operations.
Long names are OK for critical actions where you better should have
your brain online and not only your fingers continue to type
something after the brain detached. And short commands should bne
used for frequently used commands, while long, self-explaining
commands are OK for more exotic operations.

This _is_ a thing that requires attention, and you do not need it
frequently - I guess if you run statistics about command usage it will
be in the bottom 5% - agreed?

So a long name is perfect.

Something like "config_cpu" or "set_cpu_config" etc. (and the
underscore is intentional to make you think twice what you are doing
here).

Best regards,

Wolfgang Denk

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