Re: should we change the name/macros of file-private locks?

2014-04-17 Thread Jeff Layton
On Thu, 17 Apr 2014 22:08:54 +0200 "Michael Kerrisk (man-pages)" wrote: > >> In the docs we could take pains to point out that these are > >> file-_description_ locks and not file-_descriptor_ locks, and outline > >> why that is so (which is something I'm trying to make crystal clear in > >> the

Re: should we change the name/macros of file-private locks?

2014-04-17 Thread Michael Kerrisk (man-pages)
>> In the docs we could take pains to point out that these are >> file-_description_ locks and not file-_descriptor_ locks, and outline >> why that is so (which is something I'm trying to make crystal clear in >> the docs anyway). >> >> Does anyone object to that? > > Well, I'd be silly to object,

Re: should we change the name/macros of file-private locks?

2014-04-17 Thread Stefan (metze) Metzmacher
Am 17.04.2014 13:52, schrieb Jeff Layton: > On Thu, 17 Apr 2014 00:42:13 +0200 > "Stefan (metze) Metzmacher" wrote: > >> Am 16.04.2014 22:00, schrieb Michael Kerrisk (man-pages): >>> [CC += Jeremy Allison] >>> >>> On Wed, Apr 16, 2014 at 8:57 PM, Jeff Layton wrote: Sorry to spam so many lis

Re: should we change the name/macros of file-private locks?

2014-04-17 Thread Michael Kerrisk (man-pages)
On 04/17/2014 01:52 PM, Jeff Layton wrote: > On Thu, 17 Apr 2014 00:42:13 +0200 > "Stefan (metze) Metzmacher" wrote: > >> Am 16.04.2014 22:00, schrieb Michael Kerrisk (man-pages): >>> [CC += Jeremy Allison] >>> >>> On Wed, Apr 16, 2014 at 8:57 PM, Jeff Layton wrote: Sorry to spam so many li

Re: should we change the name/macros of file-private locks?

2014-04-17 Thread Jeff Layton
On Thu, 17 Apr 2014 00:42:13 +0200 "Stefan (metze) Metzmacher" wrote: > Am 16.04.2014 22:00, schrieb Michael Kerrisk (man-pages): > > [CC += Jeremy Allison] > > > > On Wed, Apr 16, 2014 at 8:57 PM, Jeff Layton wrote: > >> Sorry to spam so many lists, but I think this needs widespread > >> distr

Re: [Nfs-ganesha-devel] should we change the name/macros of file-private locks?

2014-04-16 Thread Michael Kerrisk (man-pages)
On 04/17/2014 02:31 AM, Jim Lieb wrote: > On Wednesday, April 16, 2014 13:16:33 Jeremy Allison wrote: >> On Wed, Apr 16, 2014 at 10:00:46PM +0200, Michael Kerrisk (man-pages) wrote: >>> [CC += Jeremy Allison] >>> >>> On Wed, Apr 16, 2014 at 8:57 PM, Jeff Layton wrote: Sorry to spam so many li

Re: Re: [Nfs-ganesha-devel] should we change the name/macros of file-private locks?

2014-04-16 Thread Jim Lieb
On Wednesday, April 16, 2014 13:16:33 Jeremy Allison wrote: > On Wed, Apr 16, 2014 at 10:00:46PM +0200, Michael Kerrisk (man-pages) wrote: > > [CC += Jeremy Allison] > > > > On Wed, Apr 16, 2014 at 8:57 PM, Jeff Layton wrote: > > > Sorry to spam so many lists, but I think this needs widespread >

Re: should we change the name/macros of file-private locks?

2014-04-16 Thread Stefan (metze) Metzmacher
Am 16.04.2014 22:00, schrieb Michael Kerrisk (man-pages): > [CC += Jeremy Allison] > > On Wed, Apr 16, 2014 at 8:57 PM, Jeff Layton wrote: >> Sorry to spam so many lists, but I think this needs widespread >> distribution and consensus. >> >> File-private locks have been merged into Linux for v3.1

Re: should we change the name/macros of file-private locks?

2014-04-16 Thread Jeremy Allison
On Wed, Apr 16, 2014 at 10:00:46PM +0200, Michael Kerrisk (man-pages) wrote: > [CC += Jeremy Allison] > > On Wed, Apr 16, 2014 at 8:57 PM, Jeff Layton wrote: > > Sorry to spam so many lists, but I think this needs widespread > > distribution and consensus. > > > > File-private locks have been mer

Re: should we change the name/macros of file-private locks?

2014-04-16 Thread Michael Kerrisk (man-pages)
[CC += Jeremy Allison] On Wed, Apr 16, 2014 at 8:57 PM, Jeff Layton wrote: > Sorry to spam so many lists, but I think this needs widespread > distribution and consensus. > > File-private locks have been merged into Linux for v3.15, and *now* > people are commenting that the name and macro definit

should we change the name/macros of file-private locks?

2014-04-16 Thread Jeff Layton
Sorry to spam so many lists, but I think this needs widespread distribution and consensus. File-private locks have been merged into Linux for v3.15, and *now* people are commenting that the name and macro definitions for the new file-private locks suck. ...and I can't even disagree. They do suck.