Messages in this thread | | | Subject | Re: [PATCH -next v2] Shorten constant names for EFI variable attributes | From | Khalid Aziz <> | Date | Tue, 25 Sep 2012 17:06:32 -0600 |
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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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