[Mesa-dev] [RFC] brw_context + intel_context = <?>

[Kenneth Graunke]

Hello all,

Now that we've split the "intel" code into i915/i965 variants, it 
doesn't make a whole lot of sense to have separate brw_context and 
intel_context structs; merging them seems obvious.

The question then, is: what should we call the merged structure?

Eric noted that the "brw" name has become rather archaic.  For those 
that don't know, "brw" is short for "Broadwater", which was the codename 
of the original Gen4 G965 GPU.  Most of you probably didn't know 
that...which is kind of his point.  Plus, the driver does a lot more 
than Broadwater now.

A few suggestions that were thrown around:
- brw_context (the traditional i965 name)
- intel_context (perhaps a more obvious name)
- gen_context
- i965_context
- ...or something else?

Although I agree with Eric that the "brw" name is rather obsolete, I 
don't really see us moving away from it any time soon - we'd have to 
rename 92 files, and I'm just not okay with that.

Personally, I kind of like "brw_context".  Maybe it's nostalgia or 
sentiment, but I think it gives the driver a bit of character.  "intel" 
seems rather generic, but is more recognizable.  I'd prefer to stick to 
one of those two rather than invent something new.

What do you think?  It's not ultimately that important, but I figure 
people may have opinions and I'd like to decide which way to go before 
working on the patches.

--Ken