RE: [RFC PATCH v4 2/5] ptp: Reorganize ptp_kvm modules to make it arch-independent.

[Jianyong Wu (Arm Technology China)]

Hi Suzuki,

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> Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH v4 2/5] ptp: Reorganize ptp_kvm modules to make it
> arch-independent.
> 
> Hi Jianyong,
> 
> On 26/09/2019 12:42, Jianyong Wu wrote:
> > Currently, ptp_kvm modules implementation is only for x86 which
> > includs large part of arch-specific code.  This patch move all of
> > those code into new arch related file in the same directory.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Jianyong Wu <jianyong.wu@xxxxxxx>
> > ---
> >   drivers/ptp/Makefile                 |  1 +
> >   drivers/ptp/{ptp_kvm.c => kvm_ptp.c} | 77 ++++++------------------
> >   drivers/ptp/ptp_kvm_x86.c            | 87
> ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> >   include/asm-generic/ptp_kvm.h        | 12 ++++
> >   4 files changed, 118 insertions(+), 59 deletions(-)
> >   rename drivers/ptp/{ptp_kvm.c => kvm_ptp.c} (63%)
> 
> minor nit: Could we not skip renaming the file ? Given you are following the
> ptp_kvm_* for the arch specific files and the header files, wouldn't it be
> good to keep ptp_kvm.c ?
> 
If the module name ptp_kvm.ko is the same with its dependent object file ptp_kvm.o, warning will be given by compiler, 
So I change the ptp_kvm.c to kvm_ptp.c to avoid that conflict.

Thanks
Jianyong Wu

> Rest looks fine.
> 
> Cheers
> Suzuki