netdev - Re: [PATCH 4/4] net: macb: Add macb

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Date:   Fri, 14 Apr 2017 09:53:43 +0200
From:   Richard Cochran <richardcochran@...il.com>
To:     Rafal Ozieblo <rafalo@...ence.com>
Cc:     David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>, nicolas.ferre@...el.com,
        netdev@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        devicetree@...r.kernel.org, linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org,
        harinikatakamlinux@...il.com, harini.katakam@...inx.com,
        Andrei.Pistirica@...rochip.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH 4/4] net: macb: Add macb_ptp to compilation chain

On Thu, Apr 13, 2017 at 02:39:58PM +0100, Rafal Ozieblo wrote:
> Add macb_ptp.c to Makefile.
> In case that macb is compiled as a module, it has been renamed to
> cadence-macb.ko to avoid naming confusion in Makefile.

Renaming modules will break user's modpobe scripts.

Why not keep macb.ko as the build product and rename macb.c to
macb_main.c instead?

Thanks,
Richard