linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] workqueue: Replace usage of init_name with dev_set

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Date:	Wed, 17 Feb 2016 16:15:04 -0500
From:	Tejun Heo <tj@...nel.org>
To:	Lars-Peter Clausen <lars@...afoo.de>
Cc:	Lai Jiangshan <jiangshanlai@...il.com>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] workqueue: Replace usage of init_name with dev_set_name()

On Wed, Feb 17, 2016 at 09:04:41PM +0100, Lars-Peter Clausen wrote:
> The init_name property of the device struct is sort of a hack and should
> only be used for statically allocated devices. Since the device is
> dynamically allocated here it is safe to use the proper way to set a
> devices name by calling dev_set_name().
> 
> Signed-off-by: Lars-Peter Clausen <lars@...afoo.de>

Applied to wq/for-4.6.

Thanks.

-- 
tejun