linux-kernel - Re: [patch 01/13] Driver Core: add nodename callbacks

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Date:	Sun, 10 May 2009 15:19:46 +0200
From:	Kay Sievers <kay.sievers@...y.org>
To:	Stephen Rothwell <sfr@...b.auug.org.au>
Cc:	Greg KH <greg@...ah.com>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Greg KH <gregkh@...e.de>, Jan Blunck <jblunck@...e.de>
Subject: Re: [patch 01/13] Driver Core: add nodename callbacks

On Sun, May 10, 2009 at 14:52, Stephen Rothwell <sfr@...b.auug.org.au> wrote:

>> +++ b/include/linux/device.h
>>  struct device {
>>       struct device           *parent;
>> +     char *(*nodename)(struct device *dev);
>
> Just wondering what this callback is for.  I didn't look really hard, but
> couldn't find it used anywhere.

You are right, that seems like a left-over which did not get used, and
should be removed from the patch.

Thanks a lot for checking,
Kay
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