Re: [PATCH] tools/memory-model: Fix litmus-tests's file names for case-insensitive filesystem.

[Boqun Feng]

On Mon, Nov 11, 2024 at 10:39:07PM +0100, Sz"oke Benjamin wrote:
[...]
> > > 
> > > There is a technical issue in the Linux kernel source tree's file
> > > naming/styles in git clone command on case-insensitive filesystem.
> > > 
> > > 
> > > warning: the following paths have collided (e.g. case-sensitive paths
> > > on a case-insensitive filesystem) and only one from the same
> > > colliding group is in the working tree:
> > > 
> > >    'tools/memory-model/litmus-tests/Z6.0+pooncelock+poonceLock+pombonce.litmus'
> > >    'tools/memory-model/litmus-tests/Z6.0+pooncelock+pooncelock+pombonce.litmus'
> > > 
> > > 
> > > As you a maintainer, what is your suggestion to fix it in the source code of
> > > the Linux kernel? Please send a real technical suggestion not just how could
> > > it be done in an other way (which is out of the scope now).
> > > 
> > > Is my renaming patch correct to solve it? Question is what is the most
> > 
> > No, because once you do a checkout to a commit that previous to your
> > changes, things are going to break again. The real "issue" is git use
> > case-sensitive file names, so unless you can rewrite the whole history,
> > your "solution" goes nowhere.
> > 
> > Regards,
> > Boqun
> > 
> > > effective and proper fix/solution which can be commited into the Linux
> > > kernel repo to fix it.
> 
> 
> My renaming solution can not fix the old history line, but after this patch
> in latest master branch there are no any issue anymore, in git cloning. This
> the bare minimum solution which can fix its "cloning" issue for the future.

You asked for a technical issue for doing the renaming, and I gave you
one: simply renaming doesn't solve the issue you want to resolve,
develop Linux kernel on a case-insensitive filesystem. Do you admit that
the original issue won't get fixed with your patch? Then technically,
the best way to "work around" it is to use a case-sensitive filesystem,
right?

Regards,
Boqun