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Subject: Re: [PATCH v1 10/11] backports: prefix c-file / h-file auto
 backport with BPAUTO
From: Johannes Berg <johannes@sipsolutions.net>
To: "Luis R. Rodriguez" <mcgrof@suse.com>
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Date: Wed, 05 Nov 2014 08:29:50 +0100
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On Wed, 2014-11-05 at 01:21 +0100, Luis R. Rodriguez wrote:

> > > I did at one point have BACKPORT_BPAUTO_* stuff on the compat/Kconfig for
> > > the auto stuff but figured that was superfluous. I'll respin with it.
> > 
> > Not sure what you mean? It seems to me you should just drop the changes
> > like the one I quoted above.
> 
> If we keep BACKPORT_BPAUTO as prefix on compat/Kconfig for auto backport
> stuff we'll end up with BACKPORT_BACKPORT_BPAUTO, while technically correct
> as you have pointed out, I find it personally superfluous. If we however
> only use BPAUTO_ prefix on the compat/Kconfig we'll end up with BACKPORT_BPAUTO.

Correct.

> Its subjective then, but I was opting in to prefer to just keep BPAUTO_ prefix
> with the resulting CPTCFG_BPAUTO for packaging and CONFIG_BACKPORT_BPAUTO for
> integration for these, if you however feel its best to double the BACKPORT
> prefix that's fine too, it just seemed odd (although I realize correct).

No, I'm perfectly happy with CPTCFG_BPAUTO. But the *code* changes
you're making here that check whether bp_prefix is being duplicated
aren't necessary for that, and are in fact confusing and dangerous.

johannes

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