[Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Date Index][Thread Index]
Re: [PATCH 19/28] qapi: Rename pragma *-whitelist to *-exceptions
From: |
Markus Armbruster |
Subject: |
Re: [PATCH 19/28] qapi: Rename pragma *-whitelist to *-exceptions |
Date: |
Tue, 23 Mar 2021 17:35:34 +0100 |
User-agent: |
Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/27.1 (gnu/linux) |
Eric Blake <eblake@redhat.com> writes:
> On 3/23/21 4:40 AM, Markus Armbruster wrote:
>> Rename pragma returns-whitelist to command-returns-exceptions, and
>> name-case-whitelist to member-name-case-exceptions.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Markus Armbruster <armbru@redhat.com>
>> ---
> Doesn't mention anything about the motivation for this including the
> desire to move away from the term "whitelist". But the change is good
> regardless of motive.
I'd prefer not to argue for or against words that may or may not have
unwanted connotations. In this particular case, however, I think
"exceptions" is actually clearer than "whitelist". Naming is hard.
> Reviewed-by: Eric Blake <eblake@redhat.com>
Thanks!
- Re: [PATCH 15/28] tests/qapi-schema: Rename redefined-builtin to redefined-predefined, (continued)