Re: [RFC PATCH 06/13] of: Remove prefix "__of_" and prefix "__" from local function names

[Rob Herring]

On Thu, Oct 27, 2016 at 1:25 PM, Frank Rowand <frowand.list@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On 10/27/16 09:58, Rob Herring wrote:
>> On Thu, Oct 27, 2016 at 11:35 AM, Frank Rowand <frowand.list@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>> On 10/27/16 05:47, Rob Herring wrote:
>>>> On Tue, Oct 25, 2016 at 3:58 PM,  <frowand.list@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>>> From: Frank Rowand <frank.rowand@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>>
>>>> I prefer to leave the prefixes and this is getting into pointless churn.
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Signed-off-by: Frank Rowand <frank.rowand@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>>> ---
>>>>>  drivers/of/resolver.c | 10 +++++-----
>>>>>  1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
>>>>
>>>
>>> If I was just submitting this as a single patch, I would agree.
>>>
>>> But since I am making so many other changes, I think it makes
>>> sense to do this as part of this series.  It is broken apart
>>> as a separate patch to be easy to review and not pollute any
>>> of the other patches in the series.
>>>
>>> The prefixes add no value for a local function, but they do
>>> add noise when reading code.
>>
>> The value is when reading the calling function, you know the function
>> is a DT related function. You don't know it's a static function
>
> It is more than that.  A common convention in drivers/of/ is that
> function blah() acquires a lock, calls function __blah(), and
> releases the lock.  Any function other than blah() that wants
> to call __blah() must also hold the proper lock.  The functions
> whose name this patch changes do not fit this pattern.

Okay, fair enough.

Rob