linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 03/17] thermal: cpu_cooling: Replace cpufreq_device with cpufreq

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Message-ID: <20170411173330.GA5528@localhost.localdomain>
Date:   Tue, 11 Apr 2017 10:33:31 -0700
From:   Eduardo Valentin <edubezval@...il.com>
To:     Viresh Kumar <viresh.kumar@...aro.org>
Cc:     Rafael Wysocki <rjw@...ysocki.net>,
        Javi Merino <javi.merino@...nel.org>,
        Zhang Rui <rui.zhang@...el.com>,
        Amit Daniel Kachhap <amit.kachhap@...il.com>,
        linaro-kernel@...ts.linaro.org, linux-pm@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        Vincent Guittot <vincent.guittot@...aro.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 03/17] thermal: cpu_cooling: Replace cpufreq_device with
 cpufreq_dev

On Thu, Mar 16, 2017 at 10:59:38AM +0530, Viresh Kumar wrote:
> Objects of "struct cpufreq_cooling_device" are named a bit
> inconsistently. Lets use cpufreq_dev everywhere.
> 

Naming is always a matter of taste.. but I frankly cannot see how this
patch improves anything here. cpufreq_dev is still misleading.

Here other options:
 cpufreq_cooling_dev: not misleading but, may a bit too long..
 cpufreq_cdev: better, but still, not a char dev

> Signed-off-by: Viresh Kumar <viresh.kumar@...aro.org>

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