[PATCH 08/25] imx/mx1: rename files defining a machine to mach-$mach.c

[amit.kucheria@canonical.com (Amit Kucheria)]

On 10 Feb 04, Uwe Kleine-K?nig wrote:
> Hello Amit,
> 
> On Wed, Feb 03, 2010 at 05:29:16PM -0800, Amit Kucheria wrote:
> > On 10 Jan 08, Uwe Kleine-K?nig wrote:
> > > Signed-off-by: Uwe Kleine-K?nig <u.kleine-koenig@pengutronix.de>
> > > Cc: Sascha Hauer <kernel@pengutronix.de>
> > > Cc: Russell King <linux@arm.linux.org.uk>
> > > Cc: Paulius Zaleckas <paulius.zaleckas@teltonika.lt>
> > > Cc: Darius Augulis <augulis.darius@gmail.com>
> > > Cc: Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab@redhat.com>
> > > ---
> > >  arch/arm/mach-mx1/Makefile                      |    4 ++--
> > >  arch/arm/mach-mx1/{mx1ads.c => mach-mx1ads.c}   |    2 +-
> > >  arch/arm/mach-mx1/{scb9328.c => mach-scb9328.c} |    2 +-
> > >  3 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
> > >  rename arch/arm/mach-mx1/{mx1ads.c => mach-mx1ads.c} (98%)
> > >  rename arch/arm/mach-mx1/{scb9328.c => mach-scb9328.c} (98%)
> > 
> > Rethinking about this (based on a similar request for my i.MX5 submission), I
> > think renaming the boards to mach-* is a bad idea.
> > 
> > Other SoCs (davinci, omap, msm, nomadik, etc.) use the board-* convention. We
> > already use mach-* for the SoC directory names under arch/arm/. Naming the
> > boards with mach-* will just cause more confusion.
> Hmmm
> 
> I still prefer mach-* as the corresponding Kconfig variables are named
> MACH_* and there is no unified meaning of "board".  For (I think) most
> people here board describes the whole machine.  For some (e.g. me) a
> board might only be a PCB where you have to plug in a module that comes
> with the SoC.
> (http://www.digi.com/products/model.jsp?lid=EN&pgid=37&pfid=19&mtid=2070&amtid=2070&pm=Y)
> 
> It think machine is precise for all of us.

Perhaps. But I still think of arch/arm/mach-* as the SoC platform and
arch/arm/mach-*/board-* as the various boards.

arch/arm/mach-*/mach-* is confusing every way you look at it. I'd rather
leave it alone than change the names to mach-*.

(Shrug) Just my thoughts.

> And note the selecting Kconfig symbol for arch/arm/mach-omap is
> ARCH_OMAP.  Ditto we have ARCH_DAVINCI, ARCH_MSM and ARCH_NOMADIK.
> So we could rename these to arch-omap etc.  But then this conflicts with
> the toplevel arch directory!?

I wouldn't got that far.

> Best regards
> Uwe

Cheers,
Amit

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