Re: [PATCH v2 04/17] driver: core: Include headers for acpi_device_id and of_device_id for struct device_driver

[Uwe Kleine-König (The Capable Hub)]

Hello Linus,

On Fri, Jun 26, 2026 at 11:30:34AM -0700, Linus Torvalds wrote:
> Ok, looking at these patches, I realize that I hate the pathname.
> 
> On Fri, 26 Jun 2026 at 11:01, Uwe Kleine-König (The Capable Hub)
> <u.kleine-koenig@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> > +#include <linux/mod_device_id/acpi.h>
> > +#include <linux/mod_device_id/of.h>
> 
> Honestly, that "mod_" part of the path name makes no sense to me.
> 
> Yes, it came from the old header name "mod_devicetable.h", and yes, it
> comes from the fact that the device ID structures are also used for
> module loading rules. So there's a historical reason for the "mod",
> but I don't think it's a particularly good reason, and not a reason to
> keep it.
> 
> None of the structures are called that - they are just called
> "xyz_device_id", and while module loading may be *one* of the uses for
> it, it certainly isn't the only one - or even the main one. Arguably a
> much bigger reason for those device ids tend to be all the bus
> matching code (ie acpi_match_device() and friends).
> 
> So let's just get rid of the "mod" part from the name, ok?

Full ack. I already dropped it in my local tree. I won't resent for that
change now and assume Greg's acks still apply. It will be part of v3
that I intend to send after you cut -rc1.

Thanks
Uwe

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