linux-kernel - Re: [RFC PATCH 06/13] of: Remove prefix "__of_" and prefix "_

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Date:   Thu, 27 Oct 2016 09:35:12 -0700
From:   Frank Rowand <frowand.list@...il.com>
To:     Rob Herring <robh+dt@...nel.org>
Cc:     Pantelis Antoniou <pantelis.antoniou@...sulko.com>,
        Pantelis Antoniou <panto@...oniou-consulting.com>,
        "devicetree@...r.kernel.org" <devicetree@...r.kernel.org>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH 06/13] of: Remove prefix "__of_" and prefix "__" from
 local function names

On 10/27/16 05:47, Rob Herring wrote:
> On Tue, Oct 25, 2016 at 3:58 PM,  <frowand.list@...il.com> wrote:
>> From: Frank Rowand <frank.rowand@...sony.com>
> 
> I prefer to leave the prefixes and this is getting into pointless churn.
> 
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Frank Rowand <frank.rowand@...sony.com>
>> ---
>>  drivers/of/resolver.c | 10 +++++-----
>>  1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
> 

If I was just submitting this as a single patch, I would agree.

But since I am making so many other changes, I think it makes
sense to do this as part of this series.  It is broken apart
as a separate patch to be easy to review and not pollute any
of the other patches in the series.

The prefixes add no value for a local function, but they do
add noise when reading code.

The changes are local to this file and do not impact anything
else.

Looking at the single patch, it does seem like churn.  But
looking at the entire file before the set of changes and
after the set of changes, I find the file much easier to
read afterwards.  Each individual patch may make a small
contribution to the end result, but the combination of all
of them is significant.