Re: [PATCH v1 1/1] x86/platform/intel-mid: Add Power Management Unit driver

From: Andy Shevchenko
Date: Tue Jun 14 2016 - 11:44:11 EST


On Tue, 2016-06-14 at 17:29 +0200, Ingo Molnar wrote:

> * Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> > On Tue, 2016-06-14 at 12:43 +0200, Ingo Molnar wrote:
> > In the TRM it's called Power Management Unit, though once or twice
> > in someÂ
> > documents as Power Management Controller. I actually woudn't like to
> > use PMCÂ
> > abbreviation to not be confused with pmc_atom.c and many other
> > variation ofÂ
> > existing PMC drivers of other Intel platforms.
> >
> > PM* as a prefix might be too short to conflict with Power Management
> > frameworkÂ
> > in the kernel. P-Unit (punit*) is existing part in SoC which will
> > have its ownÂ
> > driver in the future, so, can't use it either.
> >
> > pwr*, pwrmu*, scpmu* (as of South Complex Power Management Unit) â
> > one of them?
>
> 'pwr' certainly sounds good to me! PWMU perhaps?

Wouldn't be a bit confusing with pwm? I would stay at 'pwr'.

P.S. I have sent an indentation fix as a separate patch.

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Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Intel Finland Oy