linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 6/7] usb: core: reuse kbasename()

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Message-ID: <CAHp75VeFNVnKiggLLtKnkpiLpTStQh45Ws+DOq+AZq0FOhp4Cg@mail.gmail.com>
Date:	Wed, 3 Oct 2012 11:27:27 +0300
From:	Andy Shevchenko <andy.shevchenko@...il.com>
To:	Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@...ux.intel.com>
Cc:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com>,
	Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
	linux-usb@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 6/7] usb: core: reuse kbasename()

On Tue, Oct 2, 2012 at 6:00 PM, Andy Shevchenko
<andriy.shevchenko@...ux.intel.com> wrote:

> --- a/drivers/usb/core/file.c
> +++ b/drivers/usb/core/file.c

> @@ -200,14 +200,9 @@ int usb_register_dev(struct usb_interface *intf,
>
>         /* create a usb class device for this usb interface */
>         snprintf(name, sizeof(name), class_driver->name, minor - minor_base);
> -       temp = strrchr(name, '/');
> -       if (temp && (temp[1] != '\0'))
I have checked current linux-next, the drivers define .name in the
usb_class_driver structure as '...%d'.
So, what is the reason to check for trailing '/' here? Historical
reasons or there is a (broken/3rd party/etc) driver with it?

> -               ++temp;
> -       else
> -               temp = name;
>         intf->usb_dev = device_create(usb_class->class, &intf->dev,
>                                       MKDEV(USB_MAJOR, minor), class_driver,
> -                                     "%s", temp);
> +                                     "%s", kbasename(name));



-- 
With Best Regards,
Andy Shevchenko
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