Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S261510AbUKLDIr (ORCPT ); Thu, 11 Nov 2004 22:08:47 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S261524AbUKLDIr (ORCPT ); Thu, 11 Nov 2004 22:08:47 -0500 Received: from fw.osdl.org ([65.172.181.6]:51433 "EHLO mail.osdl.org") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S261510AbUKLDIp (ORCPT ); Thu, 11 Nov 2004 22:08:45 -0500 Date: Thu, 11 Nov 2004 19:08:04 -0800 (PST) From: Linus Torvalds To: Len Brown cc: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo , Kernel Mailing List , Natalie Protasevich , Bjorn Helgaas Subject: Re: [PATCH] fix platform_rename_gsi related ia32 build breakage In-Reply-To: <1100227848.5520.862.camel@d845pe> Message-ID: References: <4192A959.9020806@conectiva.com.br> <4192A9BF.2080606@conectiva.com.br> <4192ADF4.1050907@conectiva.com.br> <1100211749.5510.753.camel@d845pe> <1100215538.5876.779.camel@d845pe> <1100227848.5520.862.camel@d845pe> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 1220 Lines: 37 On Thu, 11 Nov 2004, Len Brown wrote: > > I agree 100%, and submit that the term "IRQ" fits this definition of a > "stupid acronym". There's a huge difference between an acronyn that is well-established, and one that is _totally_ made up, has no history, and is only used on one platform. "irq" is a very traditional shorthand for "interrupt request", and anybody who has _ever_ worked with any OS on _any_ platform knows _exactly_ what it is. In contrast, gsi has _zero_ meaning outside some small ACPI group. Trust me. Do a poll. The same way we don't call disks DASD devices do we not call interrupts gsi's. And that "we" is not a "royal we". It's a f*cking established _fact_. Type "irq" into google, and what's the first hit? In fact, EVERY SINGLE hit on the first page is relevant. In contrast, type "gsi" into google, and NOT A SINGLE ONE has _anything_ to do with interrupts. Not the first one, not the tenth one. So stop being idiotic. Linus - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/