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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

  reply	other threads:[~2016-08-24 13:51 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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