linux-kernel - Re: [RFT 1/7] rename: _request_firmware_load() fw_load_sysfs

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Date:   Wed, 28 Feb 2018 01:21:31 +0000
From:   "Luis R. Rodriguez" <mcgrof@...nel.org>
To:     Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>
Cc:     "Luis R. Rodriguez" <mcgrof@...nel.org>, cantabile.desu@...il.com,
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Subject: Re: [RFT 1/7] rename: _request_firmware_load()
 fw_load_sysfs_fallback()

On Tue, Feb 27, 2018 at 03:28:21PM -0800, Kees Cook wrote:
> On Tue, Feb 27, 2018 at 3:20 PM, Luis R. Rodriguez <mcgrof@...nel.org> wrote:
> > This reflects much clearer what is being done.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Luis R. Rodriguez <mcgrof@...nel.org>
> > ---
> >  Documentation/driver-api/firmware/fallback-mechanisms.rst | 2 +-
> >  drivers/base/firmware_fallback.c                          | 4 ++--
> >  2 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
> >
> > diff --git a/Documentation/driver-api/firmware/fallback-mechanisms.rst b/Documentation/driver-api/firmware/fallback-mechanisms.rst
> > index 4055ac76b288..f353783ae0be 100644
> > --- a/Documentation/driver-api/firmware/fallback-mechanisms.rst
> > +++ b/Documentation/driver-api/firmware/fallback-mechanisms.rst
> > @@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ Since a device is created for the sysfs interface to help load firmware as a
> >  fallback mechanism userspace can be informed of the addition of the device by
> >  relying on kobject uevents. The addition of the device into the device
> >  hierarchy means the fallback mechanism for firmware loading has been initiated.
> > -For details of implementation refer to _request_firmware_load(), in particular
> > +For details of implementation refer to fw_load_sysfs_fallback(), in particular
> >  on the use of dev_set_uevent_suppress() and kobject_uevent().
> >
> >  The kernel's kobject uevent mechanism is implemented in lib/kobject_uevent.c,
> > diff --git a/drivers/base/firmware_fallback.c b/drivers/base/firmware_fallback.c
> > index 13fa5ff2b46c..ce7ccfe82c69 100644
> > --- a/drivers/base/firmware_fallback.c
> > +++ b/drivers/base/firmware_fallback.c
> > @@ -536,7 +536,7 @@ fw_create_instance(struct firmware *firmware, const char *fw_name,
> >  }
> >
> >  /* load a firmware via user helper */
> 
> As long as this is being renamed, maybe add full kern-doc for this function?

Sure why not.

 Luis