netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next 13/17] net: dsa: mv88e6xxx: Rename _phy_ to _mdio

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Date:	Fri, 03 Jun 2016 15:40:47 -0400
From:	Vivien Didelot <vivien.didelot@...oirfairelinux.com>
To:	Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>, David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>,
	Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@...il.com>
Cc:	netdev <netdev@...r.kernel.org>, Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next 13/17] net: dsa: mv88e6xxx: Rename _phy_ to _mdio_

Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch> writes:

> The switch implements a generic MDIO bus, which could host more than
> PHYs. It is conventional to use _mdio_ or _mii_ in the function name,
> so rename them. Also postfix make the historically first read/write
> function with _direct, to help distinguish it from _indirect and _ppu.
>
> While touching these functions, remove some of the _ prefixes, which
> we are deprecating.
>
> Signed-off-by: Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>

Reviewed-by: Vivien Didelot <vivien.didelot@...oirfairelinux.com>