Re: [ath9k-devel] [PATCH wireless-next] ath: Rename ath_print to ath_debug

[Felix Fietkau <nbd@openwrt.org>]

On 2010-11-30 2:39 AM, Joe Perches wrote:
> On Mon, 2010-11-29 at 23:41 +0100, Felix Fietkau wrote:
>> On 2010-11-29 7:07 AM, Peter Stuge wrote:
>> > Luis R. Rodriguez wrote:
>> >> On Sun, Nov 28, 2010 at 3:53 PM, Joe Perches <joe@perches.com> wrote:
>> >> > Make the function name match the function purpose.
>> >> > ath_debug is a debug only facility.
>> >> > ath_print seems too generic a name for a debug only use.
>> >> Nack, I don't see the point.
>> > 
>> > The point is to improve readability. I like the patch.
>> And how exactly does this improve readability? Don't get me wrong, I
>> generally like to see more cleanups merged to the ath/ath9k drivers
>> (they do need it, after all).
> 
> It's considered polite to cc the patch author.
Sorry, I forgot to add you back. The Cc list was cleared somewhere in
this thread and I added a few entries back, but apparently accidentally
dropped some of them again.

> print is generic, debug is specific.
> This function has a specific use for debugging
> not a generic use all for logging.
> 
> If it was ath_print(level, etc) with KERN_<level>
> passed as the first argument that'd be similar
> to other kernel calls.  As is, it's not.
> 
>> But in my opinion, simple renaming churn like this does nothing but
>> annoy people who want to get other work done at the same time.
> 
> This sort of thing can be done when other changes have
> just been merged to minimize conflicts.
> 
>> Consider the large number of lines touched (and the potential merge
>> conflicts with other code because of that), relative to the microscopic
>> aesthetic gain (if any).
>> 
>> Instead I'd like to see more cleanups that go beyond trivial function
>> renames.
> 
> I gauge my willingness to spend time on subsystems on
> the maintainers willingness to merge things that improve
> readability and correctness.
I'm not trying to discourage you from spending time on improving this
code, just doubting the usefulness of such simple function renames.

- Felix