linux-kernel - Re: [RFC PATCH 0/3] introduce: Multistate Switch Class

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Date:	Tue, 29 Nov 2011 09:05:14 -0800
From:	Dmitry Torokhov <dmitry.torokhov@...il.com>
To:	Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>
Cc:	MyungJoo Ham <myungjoo.ham@...il.com>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@...aro.org>,
	Mike Lockwood <lockwood@...roid.com>,
	Arve Hjønnevåg <arve@...roid.com>,
	Kyungmin Park <kyungmin.park@...sung.com>,
	Donggeun Kim <dg77.kim@...sung.com>, Greg KH <gregkh@...e.de>,
	Grant Likely <grant.likely@...retlab.ca>,
	Kalle Komierowski <karl.komierowski@...ricsson.com>,
	Johan PALSSON <johan.palsson@...ricsson.com>,
	Daniel WILLERUD <daniel.willerud@...ricsson.com>,
	Mark Brown <broonie@...nsource.wolfsonmicro.com>
Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH 0/3] introduce: Multistate Switch Class

On Tue, Nov 29, 2011 at 01:59:58PM +0000, Arnd Bergmann wrote:
> On Tuesday 29 November 2011, MyungJoo Ham wrote:
> > For the next iteration, I'm considering the followings. It'd be much
> > appreciated if I could get some comments about those beforehand.
> >
> > 2. move the location from /drivers/misc to an independent location.
> > /drivers/switch? /drivers/multistate-switch? /drivers/msc?
> > /drivers/mswitch? ...
> 
> Moving out of drivers/misc is a good idea. I don't have a strong
> preference for any of the alternatives, but would probably pick
> drivers/mswitch. drivers/switch is too generic, since we have lots
> of things that are called a switch already, and drivers/multistate-switch
> is much longer than any of the other alternatives. "msc" in turn
> seems a bit too short and is not a well-established acronym yet.

It does not really limited to switches I think. Plug? Interconnect
(connector is already taken)? Link?

Thanks.

-- 
Dmitry
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