linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/3] i2c: convert SMBus alert setup function to return an ERRPTR

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Message-ID: <20200217132934.GA5838@ninjato>
Date:   Mon, 17 Feb 2020 14:29:35 +0100
From:   Wolfram Sang <wsa@...-dreams.de>
To:     Robert Richter <rrichter@...vell.com>
Cc:     Luca Ceresoli <luca@...aceresoli.net>,
        Wolfram Sang <wsa+renesas@...g-engineering.com>,
        linux-i2c@...r.kernel.org,
        Benjamin Tissoires <benjamin.tissoires@...hat.com>,
        Phil Reid <preid@...ctromag.com.au>,
        Jean Delvare <jdelvare@...e.com>,
        George Cherian <gcherian@...vell.com>,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/3] i2c: convert SMBus alert setup function to return an
 ERRPTR


> Anyway, it's just a function name, but while reading the code it was
> not obvious to me that i2c_install_smbus_alert() is actually a subset
> of i2c_new_client_device(). That said, I like the i2c_client_create*()
> variants.

I agree that i2c_client_create* is a nice naming, but it came in a bit
too late. Renaming the API is a tiresome job, and it shouldn't be done
(again) just for the sake of renaming IMO.

That all being said, I think i2c_new_smbus_alert_device is a better
naming than what is in this patchset and it is my favourite until now.


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