From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.0 (2014-02-07) on aws-us-west-2-korg-lkml-1.web.codeaurora.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-3.5 required=3.0 tests=BAYES_00,DKIM_INVALID, DKIM_SIGNED,HEADER_FROM_DIFFERENT_DOMAINS,MAILING_LIST_MULTI,SPF_HELO_NONE, SPF_PASS autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.0 Received: from mail.kernel.org (mail.kernel.org [198.145.29.99]) by smtp.lore.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id DC766C433B4 for ; Fri, 30 Apr 2021 14:38:27 +0000 (UTC) Received: from vger.kernel.org (vger.kernel.org [23.128.96.18]) by mail.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id BC9C8613CC for ; Fri, 30 Apr 2021 14:38:27 +0000 (UTC) Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S233161AbhD3OjP (ORCPT ); Fri, 30 Apr 2021 10:39:15 -0400 Received: from mout.gmx.net ([212.227.17.22]:45179 "EHLO mout.gmx.net" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S232648AbhD3OjO (ORCPT ); Fri, 30 Apr 2021 10:39:14 -0400 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/simple; d=gmx.net; s=badeba3b8450; t=1619793490; bh=cfsGfW8WX6Q1unP1IHR/X/PhgVV2sUsIKvQxdQwtyX8=; h=X-UI-Sender-Class:Date:In-Reply-To:References:Subject:Reply-to:To: CC:From; b=HQBZa5+tUjuIgooJ+8YW9EtivqwxdfhwbqCCSivrEjZabG6lpJmTgXY/osn8xnpGj B2WwOXvpCk8W0PtgM1ZIgPcohTw96nIOrZq2tbtemuMZpsHLBmvcJSlJVcfAXo1tIH P8xyePnpsgPA+b16YXRLT1Je08VsmtuC0/QDcTTw= X-UI-Sender-Class: 01bb95c1-4bf8-414a-932a-4f6e2808ef9c Received: from frank-s9 ([157.180.225.50]) by mail.gmx.net (mrgmx104 [212.227.17.168]) with ESMTPSA (Nemesis) id 1MXGr8-1m4cii1Zb4-00Yf3b; Fri, 30 Apr 2021 16:38:10 +0200 Date: Fri, 30 Apr 2021 16:38:03 +0200 User-Agent: K-9 Mail for Android In-Reply-To: References: <20210430124317.97376-1-linux@fw-web.de> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Subject: Re: Re: [PATCH] musb: mediatek: rename driver Reply-to: frank-w@public-files.de To: linux-mediatek@lists.infradead.org, Greg Kroah-Hartman CC: Frank Wunderlich , Bin Liu , Matthias Brugger , linux-usb@vger.kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, linux-arm-kernel@lists.infradead.org, David Miller , DENG Qingfang From: Frank Wunderlich Message-ID: <16ABF577-4EE1-4BB3-A801-A4498CBFCFCE@public-files.de> X-Provags-ID: V03:K1:nNdIy1J9VWHYvq27v3HRerK9WoB1HhAi5teVaPMzkMUr3nXD7bw pLyTYd5blwokALBrPe2HaQ7qyIQDPU6ZAkLsx1Aie3HaNoc4Hj9fEfliiMEsWbMugL67aYH BgHlUUjb3G0FN4+M6pcpL7MgSBDQA/v0afJbv+ILs3IIIZ/VI8VN2EacMLplH9P7UwAbcAI bTRqWJdcqP2SKCfY8EwmA== X-UI-Out-Filterresults: notjunk:1;V03:K0:4C+fKdX9Ows=:f28tvbwSYFV+fvbGFRkpaN UcyTVD3rW+h008YUpiLGiH2EIXpWYvuzGk2ewQNCo6BrlCaAndNP/m65wU4CjB5KHBtdjhcpz RKXouVpBnjLl4yZOXQ/OglmcWLNINJj/EsOYa40ZqRS7+cHTehqRX3MgoxVyFWajPIwROQJCj 8+pNr9JkLP9+x5Mn8VZOmTrUWZGLbldTF+i+yx6Wlm44XU5H3A3HSBoHGHXwKW/wGfslzaYnJ 95jRi69e8lN6swEz7TK5nH15JdGmRDjrRvgXH+ZI9NBAiQnwHUOTEJxm87b6POM7vqaRHXITf 5w1YI8jKLhj3jC7ITCcDjNl7SCSt/rppLNIVCnVtYmsbpObhqaypxportYBHw2120GcAqBZ/v ZUCGQJsKhkjvhW2lIJQnKtJo/wCdb2jOdHylq9AAeH3anke6YSbGnTGqyLGO2nKG4tBSHk3xN ZA1s9Fvgr5eW0Ixd34FQy1eXGUSX5VlBGfTZTKBpZe52hCQT5o+Zx/Td1caY5tTsn8f/ovm0e yvIGKPW7Y6/myarxtuhwcZln6zQ21uEvhjaHNzDY4TbFZ6E8NfWRWccw3HXijTpmfsKVsbFl0 vjq+6d0oAPxFDzPevnuqAbdK+qRcs9ndNZ28FNc3NzXNRbtdfLgv08/DRhi/SrExKfk9MpU7S BEAWZihazoZf4MdMeRwjhCDPH/Mj2U5RHex6BuuIjg19kEo5zG6pY9uQDJ7i+94f2+T/s5Dct VIp1HW+UfY6tAb98biT3gQ6qZRa2W/DUZyD602/nRUJ0VS2B6zVDVUitwYa8XDUhH/VQClxYV fTZqYOywuMI0j+SupcpVyVMMy0Ox9oaWhCTQiOB2VCYjm1tFdHO8CxDESEvGgS9jkp782bccx vPUhZ13I1DVeeL3bv7lKaCaLkZDCZVkDQezbZcKPw58Tw6XpdGmvCdCRt93PGjG48Sr5G0Ok3 vy1EPowUdY5qeuZJ5q9QBk8Z2NGx9rRjX46pECyNH0ZZm1EhUOmatHfApNsbjcVb7pA9mE5NN 7SvkUXBwCASnlwA2RRfoRUh9E2V/4DK1+t2ek0oceIFUU14Ezy058YCJchTRMdw671my8MSwU NrxP2hDuRhd5VZfFhi/YvTzFqht39Tx75b2K0GChvboHclQxhd/rZ+dLd6A002zsi8tIF6kZr qGDF62Tu0nRe5PqrrBl0ozuTthkhxDs3vNGJjW7nW6vaQiVNoUs5pkgpb/dPewFBQ2ED/g4qM pw7vU6a1sjlNOp2ki Precedence: bulk List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-usb@vger.kernel.org Am 30=2E April 2021 15:57:17 MESZ schrieb Greg Kroah-Hartman : >Why not just have any new driver not use this name, as it is, it's not >hurting anything=2E I just want to make it clean for users/admins for what kind of device this= module is for (vendor=2Eko is imho not good at least for vendors manufactu= ring such different devices)=2E And avoid such conflicts like the phy (which had reintroduced the unclear = module name)=2E The new module will be renamed in next version=2E=2Ethere is only discussi= on about the new name=2E=2E=2Eand so i tried to fix the "other end"=2E >Until you can guarantee that renaming this is not >going to break anything, I can not take it=2E If a user/administrator installs a new major kernel version he needs to ch= eck if all is still working=2E Then the new module can be loaded=2E=2E=2Ei = don't see a real breakage or much work for "fix" this,but it's ok if you do= not take it up=2E This driver is afair available since 5=2E4 so i guess not much spreading i= n large productive environments mostly still using 4=2E14 or 4=2E4 I can repost with better description,but this is not needed if change itse= lf will be rejected=2E So maybe anyone else can comment too=2E regards Frank