linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] spi: reorganize drivers

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Message-ID: <BANLkTimnqZzwMAH8nqr2hN55Lcmiznr6+Q@mail.gmail.com>
Date:	Sun, 5 Jun 2011 14:57:48 -0600
From:	Grant Likely <grant.likely@...retlab.ca>
To:	Jassi Brar <jassisinghbrar@...il.com>
Cc:	Baruch Siach <baruch@...s.co.il>,
	spi-devel-general@...ts.sourceforge.net,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] spi: reorganize drivers

On Sun, Jun 5, 2011 at 7:12 AM, Jassi Brar <jassisinghbrar@...il.com> wrote:
> Hi Baruch,
>
> On Sun, Jun 5, 2011 at 1:24 PM, Baruch Siach <baruch@...s.co.il> wrote:
>>> Though the spi_ prefix seems redundant considering the files are in
>>> 'spi' directory.
>>> Just a thought, no objection.
>>
>> When looking at the list of loaded modules (e.g. in an Oops message), the name
>> "spi_xilinx" is much more meaningful than just "xilinx", for example.
> Good catch.
> Perhaps we could get Makefile to build modules with spi_ prefix. Just
> like USB gadgets do ?

I don't think it's worth mucking about with <module_name>-y :=
filename.o when the filename can just be made the same as the module
name.

g.

-- 
Grant Likely, B.Sc., P.Eng.
Secret Lab Technologies Ltd.
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