linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] input: joystick: Adding Austria Microsystem AS5011 joystick driver

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Date:	Sat, 27 Nov 2010 00:19:00 -0800
From:	Dmitry Torokhov <dmitry.torokhov@...il.com>
To:	Fabien Marteau <fabien.marteau@...adeus.com>
Cc:	Scott Moreau <oreaus@...il.com>, linux-input@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] input: joystick:   Adding Austria Microsystem AS5011
 joystick driver

On Thu, Nov 25, 2010 at 11:10:58AM +0100, Fabien Marteau wrote:
> > 
> > Just why does it have to be separately allocated? I'd even stick with
> > "as5011" for all IRQ names.
> 
> I thought that irq name should be different for each IRQ used under device and
> for each device used in system. I can use the same irq name if I've got several
> as5011 joystick in the same system ?

No, it's just a tag shown in /proc/interrupts and a few other places.
Simply a driver name would work splendidly.

Thanks.

-- 
Dmitry
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