linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/1] staging:rtl8192u: Rename dot11d

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Date:   Tue, 11 Sep 2018 22:07:46 +0100
From:   John Whitmore <johnfwhitmore@...il.com>
To:     Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, devel@...verdev.osuosl.org,
        sfr@...b.auug.org.au
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/1] staging:rtl8192u: Rename dot11d_init to fix name
 clash

On Mon, Sep 10, 2018 at 10:19:29AM +0200, Greg KH wrote:
> On Tue, Sep 04, 2018 at 11:56:23AM +0100, John Whitmore wrote:
> > The function dot11d_init() was previously renamed to clear a style
> > issue. Unfortunately the new name used, dot11d_init(), clashes with
> > a sybmol which is exported with the same name. To correct this
> > problem the function has been renamed to rtl8192u_dot11d_init().
> > 
> > Signed-off-by: John Whitmore <johnfwhitmore@...il.com>
> 
> You forgot a "Reported-by:" tag here.  I'll go add it...
> 
> thanks,
> 
> greg k-h

Sorry and thank you.