linux-kernel - Re: hid: struct device - replace bus_id with dev_name(), dev_set

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Date:	Fri, 31 Oct 2008 00:19:15 +0100 (CET)
From:	Jiri Kosina <jkosina@...e.cz>
To:	Kay Sievers <kay.sievers@...y.org>
cc:	Jiri Slaby <jirislaby@...il.com>,
	linux-kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Greg KH <greg@...ah.com>
Subject: Re: hid: struct device - replace bus_id with dev_name(),
 dev_set_name()

On Fri, 31 Oct 2008, Kay Sievers wrote:

> >> Subject: hid: struct device - replace bus_id with dev_name(), dev_set_name()
> > thanks for this cleanup. What is the timeframe the bus_id will be removed
> > from struct device?
> Hmm, not sure. We will put the remaining pieces into Greg's tree, wait
> for -next to carry most of it, and convert the rest. Maybe we can do
> it for the next kernel, but we might get sidetracked again, and it
> might take longer.

OK, thanks. I just wanted to know how much hurry do you expect from 
subsystem maintainers with this change.

I have queued it for 2.6.29 now in my tree, thanks.

-- 
Jiri Kosina
SUSE Labs
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