linux-kernel - Re: [PATCHv2 3/3] misc: rename bmp085 to bmp18x

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Date:	Tue, 6 Mar 2012 21:37:06 +0000
From:	Alan Cox <alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>
To:	Eric Andersson <eric.andersson@...xphere.com>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, gregkh@...uxfoundation.org,
	arnd@...db.de, zhengguang.guo@...ch-sensortec.com,
	peter.moeller@...bosch.com
Subject: Re: [PATCHv2 3/3] misc: rename bmp085 to bmp18x

On Tue,  6 Mar 2012 22:08:04 +0100
Eric Andersson <eric.andersson@...xphere.com> wrote:

> The bmp085 chip has been deprecated by the newer bmp18x chip family from
> Bosch Sensortec.

And yo risk breaking existing systems by renaming it. Are you going to
rename it again when the 285, 385, 485 come out ?

By all means change the description but leave the Kconfig and module name
alone. It's gratuitious breakage and config file frobbing otherwise.

Alan
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