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Date: Sat, 29 Oct 2011 19:05:08 +0200 (CEST) From: Jiri Kosina <jkosina@...e.cz> To: KY Srinivasan <kys@...rosoft.com> Cc: Greg KH <gregkh@...e.de>, "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>, "devel@...uxdriverproject.org" <devel@...uxdriverproject.org>, "virtualization@...ts.osdl.org" <virtualization@...ts.osdl.org>, "ohering@...e.com" <ohering@...e.com>, Dmitry Torokhov <dmitry.torokhov@...il.com> Subject: RE: [PATCH 1/1] Staging: hv: Move the mouse driver out of staging On Fri, 28 Oct 2011, KY Srinivasan wrote: > > > > > obj-$(CONFIG_HID_WACOM) += hid-wacom.o > > > > > obj-$(CONFIG_HID_WALTOP) += hid-waltop.o > > > > > obj-$(CONFIG_HID_WIIMOTE) += hid-wiimote.o > > > > > +obj-$(CONFIG_HYPERV_MOUSE) += hv_mouse.o > > > > > > > > I'd prefer a bit to follow the current naming of the drivers in > > > > drivers/hid directory ... all the device-specific (vendor-specific) > > > > drivers currently are called hid-<vendor> or similar. > > > > > > > > We could talk about changing this naming scheme, but before we reach any > > > > conclusion on this, I'd prefer this to stay for all drivers if possible. > > > > > > Do you want the driver module to conform to the naming scheme you have? > > > Greg, in the past has resisted changing driver names, but I have no objection > > > to conforming to the naming convention you have. > > > > I recommend following the proper naming scheme. As this driver is > > auto-loaded when the virtual hardware is seen, the name really doesn't > > matter at all. > > > > So, how about 'hid-hyperv' or 'hid-hv'? > > I will go with hid-hv if there are no objections. OK by me, thanks. -- Jiri Kosina SUSE Labs -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@...r.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
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