linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v3 1/2] hwmon: Rename i8k driver to dell-smm-hwmon and move it to hwmon tree

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Date:	Wed, 29 Apr 2015 14:07:56 +0200
From:	Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
To:	Pali Rohár <pali.rohar@...il.com>
Cc:	Guenter Roeck <linux@...ck-us.net>, Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>,
	Jean Delvare <jdelvare@...e.de>,
	Steven Honeyman <stevenhoneyman@...il.com>,
	Valdis.Kletnieks@...edu,
	Jochen Eisinger <jochen@...guin-breeder.org>,
	Gabriele Mazzotta <gabriele.mzt@...il.com>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, lm-sensors@...sensors.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 1/2] hwmon: Rename i8k driver to dell-smm-hwmon and
 move it to hwmon tree

On Wed, Apr 29, 2015 at 01:41:25PM +0200, Pali Rohár wrote:
> This commit moves i8k driver to hwmon tree under name dell-smm-hwmon which is
> better name then abbreviation i8k. For backward compatibility is added macro
> MODULE_ALIAS("i8k") so modprobe will load driver also old name i8k. CONFIG_I8K
> compile option was not changed.
> 
> This commit also adds me as maintainer of this new dell-smm-hwmon driver and
> remove Guenter Roeck from list who is implicit maintainer all hwmon drivers.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Pali Rohár <pali.rohar@...il.com>
> ---
>  MAINTAINERS                    |    4 +-
>  drivers/char/Makefile          |    1 -
>  drivers/char/i8k.c             | 1007 ---------------------------------------
>  drivers/hwmon/Makefile         |    1 +
>  drivers/hwmon/dell-smm-hwmon.c | 1009 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>  5 files changed, 1012 insertions(+), 1010 deletions(-)
>  delete mode 100644 drivers/char/i8k.c
>  create mode 100644 drivers/hwmon/dell-smm-hwmon.c

In the future, please create patches with -M to show the file is moved,
which makes it much easier to review.

thanks,

greg k-h
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