Re: [PATCH v3 1/3] PM: core: Rename module parameters prefix to "power"

[Rafael J. Wysocki]

On Mon, Jun 8, 2026 at 4:16 AM Tzung-Bi Shih <tzungbi@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Currently, the module parameters defined in drivers/base/power/main.c
> use the default prefix "main" (derived from the filename).  The prefix
> "main" is too generic and non-descriptive for power management
> parameters.
>
> Redefine MODULE_PARAM_PREFIX to "power." at the beginning of the file
> to group the module parameters under the "power" namespace instead.
> This makes the parameters more descriptive.
>
> Signed-off-by: Tzung-Bi Shih <tzungbi@xxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> v3:
> - No changes.
>
> v2: https://lore.kernel.org/all/20260604090756.2884671-2-tzungbi@xxxxxxxxxx
> - New to the series.
>
> v1: Doesn't exist.
>
>  drivers/base/power/main.c | 3 +++
>  1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/base/power/main.c b/drivers/base/power/main.c
> index ed48c292f575..cd864f3a2799 100644
> --- a/drivers/base/power/main.c
> +++ b/drivers/base/power/main.c
> @@ -40,6 +40,9 @@
>  #include "../base.h"
>  #include "power.h"
>
> +#undef MODULE_PARAM_PREFIX
> +#define MODULE_PARAM_PREFIX "power."

"power" may be confused with the power supply support, so I'd rather
use "pm" or even "pm_sleep" (in which case the "dpm_" prefix could be
dropped from the new module param name in the next patch).

> +
>  typedef int (*pm_callback_t)(struct device *);
>
>  /*
> --