From: LABBE Corentin <clabbe.montjoie@gmail.com>
To: Herbert Xu <herbert@gondor.apana.org.au>
Cc: mpm@selenic.com, linux-crypto@vger.kernel.org,
linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 3/5] hwrng: amd: Be consitent with the driver name
Date: Wed, 24 Aug 2016 15:51:22 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20160824135122.GC29212@Red> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20160824105811.GA2120@gondor.apana.org.au>
On Wed, Aug 24, 2016 at 06:58:11PM +0800, Herbert Xu wrote:
> On Fri, Aug 19, 2016 at 03:42:55PM +0200, LABBE Corentin wrote:
> > The driver name is displayed each time differently.
> > This patch make use of the same name everywhere.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: LABBE Corentin <clabbe.montjoie@gmail.com>
> > ---
> > drivers/char/hw_random/amd-rng.c | 13 ++++++-------
> > 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)
> >
> > diff --git a/drivers/char/hw_random/amd-rng.c b/drivers/char/hw_random/amd-rng.c
> > index d0042f5..d0a806a 100644
> > --- a/drivers/char/hw_random/amd-rng.c
> > +++ b/drivers/char/hw_random/amd-rng.c
> > @@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
> > #include <linux/delay.h>
> > #include <asm/io.h>
> >
> > -#define PFX KBUILD_MODNAME ": "
> > +#define DRV_NAME "AMD768-HWRNG"
> >
> > /*
> > * Data for PCI driver interface
> > @@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ static void amd_rng_cleanup(struct hwrng *rng)
> > }
> >
> > static struct hwrng amd_rng = {
> > - .name = "amd",
> > + .name = DRV_NAME,
>
> Hmm, this changes a sysfs-exported name which has the potential
> to break user-space. So I think you'd need to a stronger argument
> to do it other than just cleaning it up.
>
amd is really really too generic.
But if you still NACK that (and I understand perfectly why), I will update my series.
Regards
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2016-08-24 13:52 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 8+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2016-08-19 13:42 [PATCH 1/5] hwrng: amd: Fix style problem with blank line LABBE Corentin
2016-08-19 13:42 ` [PATCH 2/5] hwrng: amd: use the BIT macro LABBE Corentin
2016-08-19 13:42 ` [PATCH 3/5] hwrng: amd: Be consitent with the driver name LABBE Corentin
2016-08-24 10:58 ` Herbert Xu
2016-08-24 13:51 ` LABBE Corentin [this message]
2016-08-25 4:19 ` Herbert Xu
2016-08-19 13:42 ` [PATCH 4/5] hwrng: amd: Remove asm/io.h LABBE Corentin
2016-08-19 13:42 ` [PATCH 5/5] hwrng: amd: Rework of the amd768-hwrng driver LABBE Corentin
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