linux-kernel - RE: [PATCHv2] usb: gadget: serial: replace hardcoded ttyGS with PREFIX

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Date:	Mon, 30 Jun 2014 08:41:18 +0000
From:	David Laight <David.Laight@...LAB.COM>
To:	'Richard Leitner' <richard.leitner@...data.com>,
	Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
CC:	Felipe Balbi <balbi@...com>,
	"linux-usb@...r.kernel.org" <linux-usb@...r.kernel.org>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: RE: [PATCHv2] usb: gadget: serial: replace hardcoded ttyGS with
 PREFIX

From: Of Richard Leitner
> Replaces all hardcoded ttyGS strings with the PREFIX macro.
> Due to the fact the strings are spread over different source files the
> PREFIX definition is moved to u_serial.h

Lots of changes like:
> -		DBG(cdev, "acm ttyGS%d completion, err %d\n",
> -				acm->port_num, req->status);
> +		DBG(cdev, "acm %s%d completion, err %d\n",
> +				PREFIX, acm->port_num, req->status);

I'm not sure this improves the code.
Do you see a need to ever change PREFIX?

Even if it is a reasonable change, the name PREFIX is hopeless.
It would have to be something like ACM_TTYNAME_PREFIX.

	David



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