Re: sparc: struct device - replace bus_id with dev_name(), dev_set_name()

Kay Sievers
2009-05-22T11:43:18Z

On Fri, Apr 17, 2009 at 00:56, David Miller <davem@davemloft.net> wrote:
>>> > The name size limit is gone, there is no BUS_ID_SIZE thing anymore in
>>> > the driver core. BUS_ID_SIZE should go away in the 2.6.30 timeframe.
>>> >
>>> > Could you please convert/remove BUS_ID_SIZE value from:
>>> >   drivers/net/gianfar.h:   char    phy_bus_id[BUS_ID_SIZE];
>>> >   drivers/net/ucc_geth.h:  char phy_bus_id[BUS_ID_SIZE];
>>> >   drivers/net/pasemi_mac.h:        char    phy_id[BUS_ID_SIZE];
>>> >   include/linux/phy.h:#define MII_BUS_ID_SIZE      (BUS_ID_SIZE - 3)
>>> >   include/linux/phy.h:     char bus_id[BUS_ID_SIZE];
>>> >
>>> > Or let me know how you want to convert it, so I can do it?
>>>
>>> Thanks a lot Kay, I'll look into these cases and take care
>>> of it.
>>
>> This moves the 20 into the netdevice header, we need to get rid
>> of the driver core define now, otherwise people start adding new
>> code using it, and we want to finish this thankless job finally. :)
>
> I was working on fixing this properly Kay, please be patient.
>
> I'll have it killed off in net-next-2.6 soon enough.

Hey David,
just a quick check, to make sure we are prepared when 2.6.31 opens.
Any updates regarding the BUS_ID_SIZE conversion?

Thanks,
Kay