linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] staging: rtl8187se: Rename staging driver to avoid name conflict with mainline driver

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Message-ID: <20091116222239.GA1308@tuxdriver.com>
Date:	Mon, 16 Nov 2009 17:22:40 -0500
From:	"John W. Linville" <linville@...driver.com>
To:	Larry Finger <Larry.Finger@...inger.net>
Cc:	Gábor Stefanik <netrolller.3d@...il.com>,
	Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...e.de>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-wireless@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] staging: rtl8187se: Rename staging driver to avoid
	name conflict with mainline driver

On Mon, Nov 16, 2009 at 04:09:33PM -0600, Larry Finger wrote:
> On 11/16/2009 02:02 PM, Gábor Stefanik wrote:
> >>
> >> -obj-$(CONFIG_RTL8187SE)        += rtl8187se.o
> >> +obj-$(CONFIG_RTL8187SE_STAGE)  += rtl8187se_stage.o
> > 
> > Please make this r8187se.o, to be consistent with the other
> > r8180-sa2400 derivative drivers.
> 
> I cannot do that. From what I see, the kernel make system creates the .ko file
> from the name specified here. When I make that rtl8187se.o, then I get
> rtl8187se.ko, which is what I want to avoid.

Gábor is suggesting r{no t}{no l}8187se... :-)

John
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