Re: [PATCH v11 3/4] firmware: Rename google firmware directory to coreboot

Krzysztof Kozlowski <[email protected]>
Newsgroups dev.linux.lists.chrome-platform,org.freedesktop.lists.dri-devel,org.kernel.vger.linux-kernel,org.kernel.vger.platform-driver-x86
Message-ID <[email protected]>
On 04/08/2026 13:24, Sean Rhodes wrote:
> On Tue, 4 Aug 2026 at 12:05, Krzysztof Kozlowski
> <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>> On 04/08/2026 13:02, Krzysztof Kozlowski wrote:
>>> On 04/08/2026 12:13, Sean Rhodes wrote:
>>>> rename to drivers/firmware/coreboot/Kconfig
>>>> index b78c644fa253..d273bd836245 100644
>>>> --- a/drivers/firmware/google/Kconfig
>>>> +++ b/drivers/firmware/coreboot/Kconfig
>>>> @@ -1,13 +1,16 @@
>>>>  # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
>>>> -menuconfig GOOGLE_FIRMWARE
>>>> -    bool "Google Firmware Drivers"
>>>> +menuconfig COREBOOT_FIRMWARE
>>>
>>> As pointed out by defconfig change, which is supposed to be separate
>>> commit, this will affect users of the kernel for no real gain.
>>>
>>> Do not change this.
>>
>> I am surprised that such change appeared at v10.
>>
>> Changelog is quite incomplete and I do not see any explanation for this.
> 
> Sorry, don't follow - so put the names back, or split it into its own patch?

I did not find explanation of this in the changelog. It cuts at v9, so
maybe that's the reason, although lore pointed me the v10 as the first
version introducing new CONFIG symbols.

Anyway, IMO renaming is really not worth if the sole reason is Google
name is disliked now.

Best regards,
Krzysztof
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