linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] spi: reorganize drivers

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Date:	Sun, 5 Jun 2011 10:54:58 +0300
From:	Baruch Siach <baruch@...s.co.il>
To:	Jassi Brar <jassisinghbrar@...il.com>
Cc:	Grant Likely <grant.likely@...retlab.ca>,
	spi-devel-general@...ts.sourceforge.net,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] spi: reorganize drivers

Hi Jassi,

On Sun, Jun 05, 2011 at 01:13:28PM +0530, Jassi Brar wrote:
> On Sun, Jun 5, 2011 at 12:48 PM, Grant Likely <grant.likely@...retlab.ca> wrote:
> > [repost: I had a typo on the spi-devel-general mailing list address]
> >
> > Sort the SPI makefile and enforce the naming convention spi_*.c for
> > spi drivers.

[snip]

> Though the spi_ prefix seems redundant considering the files are in
> 'spi' directory.
> Just a thought, no objection.

When looking at the list of loaded modules (e.g. in an Oops message), the name 
"spi_xilinx" is much more meaningful than just "xilinx", for example.

baruch

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