netdev - Re: [PATCH net-2.6.24] s2io: sparse warnings fix

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Date:	Fri, 05 Oct 2007 13:51:51 -0400
From:	Jeff Garzik <jgarzik@...ox.com>
To:	Stephen Hemminger <shemminger@...ux-foundation.org>
CC:	"David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
	Ramkrishna Vepa <ram.vepa@...erion.com>,
	Raapur Santosh <santosh.rastapur@...erion.com>,
	Sivakumar Subramani <sivakumar.subramani@...erion.com>,
	Sreenivasa Honnur <sreenivasa.honnur@...erion.com>,
	netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-2.6.24] s2io: sparse warnings fix

Stephen Hemminger wrote:
> Fix warnings from sparse checker about shadowed definition and improperly
> formatted ethtool_strings.
> 
> I chose to change module parameter rather than uglify the code by changing
> the variable name.

Changing the name of existing module parameters can potentially 
introduce breakage in the field.

Additionally, we have module_param_named() to account for this sort of 
thing, where the module parameter name differs from the internal 
variable name.

The rest looks OK.

Please resend, potentially moving the module parameter change(s) into a 
separate patch.

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