Re: [PATCH v6 2/4] can: m_can: Rename m_can_priv to m_can_classdev

From: Wolfgang Grandegger
Date: Mon Mar 04 2019 - 13:26:13 EST




Am 04.03.19 um 19:14 schrieb Dan Murphy:
> Wolfgang
>
> On 3/4/19 11:31 AM, Wolfgang Grandegger wrote:
>> Hello,
>>
>> there are still "LTL" after renaming m_can_priv to m_can_classdev.
>>
>
> Yes I know but some of those become unreadable if I break them apart.
>
> But if you want me to break them I can do it.
>
> For instance
> struct m_can_plat_priv *priv = (struct m_can_plat_priv *)m_can_class->device_data;
>
> will become
>
> struct m_can_plat_priv *priv =
> (struct m_can_plat_priv *)m_can_class->device_data;

Perfect! See also my comment below.

>
>> Am 01.03.19 um 19:50 schrieb Dan Murphy:
>>> Rename the common m_can_priv class structure to
>>> m_can_classdev as this is more descriptive.
>>
>> If you change the struct name, I think you should also change the
>> variable name to something more meaning full e.g.:
>>
>> struct m_can_classdev *cdev
>>
>> instead of
>>
>> struct m_can_classdev *priv
>>
>>
>
> Ack. This change will grow this patch as s/priv/cdev is used 250x

That's the price for changing the name. As we have it in a separate
patch, it should be OK.

Ideally, also m_can_platform.c and tcan4x5x.c should then use that name
for "struct m_can_classdev".

Wolfgang.