linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2] altera_ps2: Add devicetree support

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Date:	Thu, 03 Feb 2011 07:35:39 +0800
From:	Thomas Chou <thomas@...ron.com.tw>
To:	Grant Likely <grant.likely@...retlab.ca>
CC:	Dmitry Torokhov <dmitry.torokhov@...il.com>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, nios2-dev@...c.et.ntust.edu.tw,
	linux-input@...r.kernel.org, devicetree-discuss@...ts.ozlabs.org,
	Walter Goossens <waltergoossens@...e.nl>,
	Tobias Klauser <klto@...w.ch>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] altera_ps2: Add devicetree support

On 02/02/2011 11:39 PM, Grant Likely wrote:
> On Wed, Feb 02, 2011 at 07:48:58PM +0800, Thomas Chou wrote:
>> On 02/02/2011 12:31 PM, Grant Likely wrote:
>>>> +static const struct of_device_id altera_ps2_match[] = {
>>>> +	{ .compatible = "altr,ps2-1.0", },
>>>
>>> I thought I had seen 'altera' instead of an abbreviation being used in
>>> a previous patch.  I don't care much whether 'altr' or 'altera' is
>>> used, but I'd like to know that there is consensus from the Altera
>>> users so that all the drivers use the same prefix.
>>>
>>
>> We had discussed on nios2-dev mailing list, and decided to use
>> 'altr' as Walter suggested that it saves space.
>
> Is altr the stock ticker symbol?  The convention is to either use the
> stock ticker in all uppercase (although the uppercase bit hasn't been
> consistently applied), or to use the full name in lowercase.

Yes, it is the stock ticker symbol. Then we shall follow the convention, 
and change it to uppercase.

- Thomas

>
> g.
>
>

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