Re: [PATCH 1/2] iio: core: Support removing extended name in attribute filename

[Andy Shevchenko]

On Thu, Jun 10, 2021 at 4:11 PM Jonathan Cameron
<Jonathan.Cameron@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On Thu, 10 Jun 2021 14:05:53 +0100
> Paul Cercueil <paul@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > Le jeu., juin 10 2021 at 15:58:51 +0300, Andy Shevchenko
> > <andy.shevchenko@xxxxxxxxx> a écrit :
> > > On Thu, Jun 10, 2021 at 3:47 PM Paul Cercueil <paul@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > wrote:

...

> > > I'm afraid, NAK. Otherwise, please put an explanation that clearly
> > > shows that it will be no ABI breakage.
> > > I.o.w. users for the existing drivers and devices will always get
> > > those attributes at the same platform configuration(s).
> >
> > Well, the commit message says that I'm adding a mechanism to disable
> > the feature. If it was actually doing anything else (like actually
> > disabling it for any attribute) then I'd mention it in the commit
> > message.
> >
> > I don't see how that possibly can be a ABI breakage.
>
> Ah.  Both Andy and I got taken in by 'removing' in the title.

Yep. I have read the patch first and my impression was that we are
going to disable *existing* attributes, reading the complete series
suggests it's not true. That's why I recommend to massage the commit
message to avoid this confusion.

> What you really mean is identifying the extended name.   That's
> much more acceptable :)


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With Best Regards,
Andy Shevchenko