Re: [PATCH v4 4/4] bootconfig: Rename xbc_destroy_all() to xbc_fini()

From: Masami Hiramatsu
Date: Thu Sep 16 2021 - 19:20:50 EST


On Thu, 16 Sep 2021 16:48:05 -0400
Steven Rostedt <rostedt@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> On Thu, 16 Sep 2021 13:16:59 -0700
> Linus Torvalds <torvalds@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> > So I'm not going to NAK 'fini', but it's a completely stupid and
> > pointless thing to use and there are better character sequences that
> > aren't any more typing and are real words.
>
> I didn't like it when I first saw it, but only was going to take it because
> it's used elsewhere in the kernel.
>
> Because of your response, and my initial feeling about the change, I'm going
> to leave this patch out, and just review and accept the first three patches
> in the series.
>
> Masami, are you OK with that?

Yes, I'm OK. And I will update it to use "xbc_exit()" then.

Anyway, it is good to know your opinion about this. :-)
I also noticed this "_fini" recently when reviewing patches.

Thank you,

>
> -- Steve


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