linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 0/25] Replace DEFINE_PCI_DEVICE

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Message-Id: <20140720.211813.942862864883062133.davem@davemloft.net>
Date:	Sun, 20 Jul 2014 21:18:13 -0700 (PDT)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/25] Replace DEFINE_PCI_DEVICE_TABLE macro use

From: Benoit Taine <benoit.taine@...6.fr>
Date: Fri, 18 Jul 2014 17:26:47 +0200

> We should prefer `const struct pci_device_id` over
> `DEFINE_PCI_DEVICE_TABLE` to meet kernel coding style guidelines.
> This issue was reported by checkpatch.
> 
> A simplified version of the semantic patch that makes this change is as
> follows (http://coccinelle.lip6.fr/):
> 
> // <smpl>
> 
> @@
> identifier i;
> declarer name DEFINE_PCI_DEVICE_TABLE;
> initializer z;
> @@
> 
> - DEFINE_PCI_DEVICE_TABLE(i)
> + const struct pci_device_id i[]
> = z;
> 
> // </smpl>
> 
> I have 103 patches ready, and will only send a few for you to judge if
> it is useful enough, and to prevent from spamming too much.

I'm fine with this wrt. the networking changes, but I don't think this should
be merged via my tree.
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