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Re: [Xen-devel] [PATCH] IRQ Cleanup: rename nr_ioapic_registers to nr_i
| To: | Jan Beulich <JBeulich@xxxxxxxx>, Andrew Cooper <andrew.cooper3@xxxxxxxxxx> |
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| Subject: | Re: [Xen-devel] [PATCH] IRQ Cleanup: rename nr_ioapic_registers to nr_ioapic_entries |
| From: | Keir Fraser <keir.xen@xxxxxxxxx> |
| Date: | Mon, 26 Sep 2011 09:25:22 -0700 |
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On 26/09/2011 08:40, "Jan Beulich" <JBeulich@xxxxxxxx> wrote: >> I guess it depends on whether you consider that we should stay in line >> with Linux or not. While the code did start in Linux, it has diverged >> so far that it really is its own file now. >> >> Either we should un-diverge from Linux (unlikely to happen), or consider >> it properly forked and not worry; staying in this intermediate state is >> not sustainable and leads to keeping misleading bits about while an >> overhaul is needed. > > There's one more alternative: You could propose the same renaming > on Linux. Not a bad idea. But I don't think it should stop us making these kinds of changes in Xen now. We stayed in sync with upstream Linux on these files for a long while, but we're well diverged now. -- Keir _______________________________________________ Xen-devel mailing list Xen-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://lists.xensource.com/xen-devel |
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