linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] params: make dashes and underscores in parameter names truly equal

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Message-ID: <8739exg588.fsf@rustcorp.com.au>
Date:	Thu, 13 Oct 2011 09:58:07 +1030
From:	Rusty Russell <rusty@...tcorp.com.au>
To:	Michal Schmidt <mschmidt@...hat.com>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc:	Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@...otime.net>,
	Michal Schmidt <mschmidt@...hat.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] params: make dashes and underscores in parameter names truly equal

On Mon, 10 Oct 2011 00:03:37 +0200, Michal Schmidt <mschmidt@...hat.com> wrote:
> The user may use "foo-bar" for a kernel parameter defined as "foo_bar".
> Make sure it works the other way around too.

Hi Michal,

        Idea is solid, implementation has a few quirks.  As the name
obsolete_checksetup() implies, this was only supposed to be a crutch for
old __setup() calls.  Modern code should be using module_param() or
core_param().

Did you have a specific example?  Perhaps we should work on converting
them all, which would have beneficial side-effects as we poke into old
code...

Thanks!
Rusty.
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