Re: [PATCH 12/14] nubus: Rename struct nubus_dev

[Geert Uytterhoeven]

Hi Finn,

On Sat, Nov 11, 2017 at 7:12 AM, Finn Thain <fthain@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> It is misleading to use "dev" to mean a functional resource. And
> in adopting the Linux Driver Model, struct nubus_board will embed a
> struct device. Drivers will then bind with boards, not with functional
> resources.
>
> Rename struct nubus_dev as struct nubus_functional_resource. This is
> the vendor's terminology and avoids confusion.

Isn't "struct nubus_functional_resource" a bit long?
What about "nubus_res"? "nubus_fres"?

Gr{oetje,eeting}s,

                        Geert

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