Re: [PATCH] spi: reorganize drivers

[Jassi Brar]

> On Sun, Jun 5, 2011 at 5:49 AM, Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>> Though the spi_ prefix seems redundant considering the files are in
>>>> 'spi' directory.
>>>> Just a thought, no objection.
>>>
>>> When looking at the list of loaded modules (e.g. in an Oops message), the name
>>> "spi_xilinx" is much more meaningful than just "xilinx", for example.
>>
>> Plus, when dropping the prefix, spi_xilinx.ko and gpio-xilinx.ko
>> become the same...
As I said, the modules could still be made spi_xilinx.ko from
drivers/spi/xilinx.c
and gpio_xilinx.ko from drivers/gpio/xilinx.c


On Mon, Jun 6, 2011 at 2:25 AM, Grant Likely <grant.likely@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> Perhaps we could get Makefile to build modules with spi_ prefix. Just
>> like USB gadgets do ?
> I don't think it's worth mucking about with <module_name>-y :=
> filename.o when the filename can just be made the same as the module
> name.
Well, the solution was for discarding the 'redundant' prefix and yet
have device specific
module names. Not just for the sake of it.

Anyways, I don't wanna be bitchy about it. I can buy at face value
from a maintainer.
I am ok with the proposed naming.

Cheers!
-j
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