linux-kernel - Re: Re[2]: Where did find

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Date:	Mon, 20 Nov 2006 09:34:35 +0100
From:	Arjan van de Ven <arjan@...radead.org>
To:	Paul Sokolovsky <pmiscml@...il.com>
Cc:	Jiri Slaby <jirislaby@...il.com>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Adrian Bunk <bunk@...sta.de>
Subject: Re: Re[2]: Where did find_bus() go in 2.6.18?

On Mon, 2006-11-20 at 02:13 +0200, Paul Sokolovsky wrote:
> Hello Jiri,
> 
> Monday, November 20, 2006, 1:45:51 AM, you wrote:
> 
> > Paul Sokolovsky wrote:
> >>   But alas, the commit message is not as good as some others are, and
> >> doesn't mention what should be used instead. So, if find_bus() is
> >> "unused", what should be used instead?
> 
> > You should probably mention what for?
> 
>   Indeed, I'm sorry! Looking at find_bus()'s docstring:
> 
> /**
>  *      find_bus - locate bus by name.
>  *      @name:  name of bus.
> 
>  So well, I'd like to know exactly that - what function should be
> used instead of find_bus() to locate bus by name.

I think the question more was "what do you need to look up a bus by name
for in the kernel"? Like.. what are you trying to achieve? What module
is this for? (does it have a homepage where people can download the
source etc so that they can give you a more informed answer)....


> 
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