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    SubjectRe: [PATCH -next v2] Shorten constant names for EFI variable attributes
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    On Wed, 2012-09-26 at 07:55 +1000, Stephen Rothwell wrote:
    > Hi,
    >
    > On Tue, 25 Sep 2012 09:41:00 -0600 Khalid Aziz <khalid.aziz@hp.com> wrote:
    > >
    > > Replace very long constants for EFI variable attributes with
    > > shorter and more convenient names. Also create an alias for
    > > the current longer names so as to not break compatibility
    > > with current API since these constants are used by
    > > userspace programs.
    >
    > Why do this? It just looks like churn for no real gain.
    >

    This is for code cleanup and does not impact functionality. This is
    based upon an earlier discussion -
    <https://lkml.org/lkml/2012/7/13/320>. The goal is to make the code more
    readable. V1 of this patch was discussed at
    <https://lkml.org/lkml/2012/7/20/414>.

    --
    Khalid Aziz <khalid.aziz@hp.com>



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