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[23.128.96.18]) by mx.google.com with ESMTP id a24si13978700ejs.633.2020.07.07.05.13.35; Tue, 07 Jul 2020 05:14:00 -0700 (PDT) Received-SPF: pass (google.com: domain of linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org designates 23.128.96.18 as permitted sender) client-ip=23.128.96.18; Authentication-Results: mx.google.com; dkim=pass header.i=@kernel.org header.s=default header.b=Odszq1f0; spf=pass (google.com: domain of linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org designates 23.128.96.18 as permitted sender) smtp.mailfrom=linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org; dmarc=pass (p=NONE sp=NONE dis=NONE) header.from=kernel.org Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1727777AbgGGMNN (ORCPT + 99 others); Tue, 7 Jul 2020 08:13:13 -0400 Received: from mail.kernel.org ([198.145.29.99]:59764 "EHLO mail.kernel.org" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1726540AbgGGMNM (ORCPT ); Tue, 7 Jul 2020 08:13:12 -0400 Received: from localhost (fw-tnat.cambridge.arm.com [217.140.96.140]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by mail.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id 00522206F6; Tue, 7 Jul 2020 12:13:10 +0000 (UTC) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/simple; d=kernel.org; s=default; t=1594123991; bh=bgHVi+z3SEszCd7DWPLvG9vOrvhldDXiJezUwjnQ8Wo=; h=Date:From:To:Cc:Subject:References:In-Reply-To:From; b=Odszq1f0AQN11s2Vj6EMQHr6D21AgvgNaOAg1M/r2DMqFUpBK4WQvhFJyxMYcwGS/ JLGI8R12SdmGsIJxtABJXrTy7HVNwQ0xGSdXbA8E3eRf/QtvpPmitnzOH5+BWoPFiv RFJnDvAx+g/rT8blMVmZ39138JnWupJTzHEbZ1yI= Date: Tue, 7 Jul 2020 13:13:06 +0100 From: Mark Brown To: "Harrosh, Boaz" Cc: Kees Cook , Andy Lutomirski , Chris Mason , Greg Kroah-Hartman , "tech-board-discuss@lists.linuxfoundation.org" , LKML , ksummit Subject: Re: [Ksummit-discuss] [PATCH] CodingStyle: Inclusive Terminology Message-ID: <20200707121306.GI4870@sirena.org.uk> References: <159389297140.2210796.13590142254668787525.stgit@dwillia2-desk3.amr.corp.intel.com> <202007062234.A90F922DF@keescook> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha512; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="CNK/L7dwKXQ4Ub8J" Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: X-Cookie: I hate dying. User-Agent: Mutt/1.10.1 (2018-07-13) Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org Precedence: bulk List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org --CNK/L7dwKXQ4Ub8J Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline On Tue, Jul 07, 2020 at 06:56:53AM +0000, Harrosh, Boaz wrote: > Kees Cook wrote: > > I have struggled with this as well. The parts of speech change, and my > > grammar senses go weird. whitelist = adjective noun. allow-list = verb > > noun. verbing the adj/noun combo feels okay, but verbing a verb/noun is > > weird. > But why. In English many times a verb when it comes before the noun means an adjective, or an adjective like, describing some traits of the noun. I fear that if you are looking for logic or reason in English grammar you are on a path to disappointment. FWIW I share Kees' "that looks off" instinct with some of the usage of allow/deny. --CNK/L7dwKXQ4Ub8J Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name="signature.asc" -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- iQEzBAABCgAdFiEEreZoqmdXGLWf4p/qJNaLcl1Uh9AFAl8EZtEACgkQJNaLcl1U h9BtcQf8DnXZch2/ywcuhz7I9Tu5LbyspRZ0gAwO+nQPloYT4CqwHyqsxqUL97ZL Ff1Zf27D1qNrNlAKDUlsy8FaTlQJrtAQ9eXVQAaMONZRmbRoQYwZikz8kEFpPODp EZN7rd6LGwCis+cUkBblC3SXMuhnXFsCpm3EsgXwNLLlfSwIC1dEvHZuUvmgJmy7 XEBFg/7o89PeQ+x3EYGcWw4S0tzGYu0fKFBaVQq4TsPO0mtsvoh6MikMyilf4fvT XW4k4x80jaTCRIh2e69MVVu0M3AK0QQeKn6OKLIn2sRMsoxy+szZiNrUh15ILNgR +sSfpyq9xREm8vI2uX5OKUSDC7gGvw== =h6Eg -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --CNK/L7dwKXQ4Ub8J--