linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v4 3/5] drm: panel: Add Xingbangda XBD599 panel (ST7703 controller)

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Message-ID: <20200623133529.GC2783@bug>
Date:   Tue, 23 Jun 2020 15:35:30 +0200
From:   Pavel Machek <pavel@....cz>
To:     Ond??ej Jirman <megous@...ous.com>,
        Sam Ravnborg <sam@...nborg.org>, linux-sunxi@...glegroups.com,
        Thierry Reding <thierry.reding@...il.com>,
        David Airlie <airlied@...ux.ie>,
        Daniel Vetter <daniel@...ll.ch>,
        Rob Herring <robh+dt@...nel.org>,
        Maxime Ripard <mripard@...nel.org>,
        Chen-Yu Tsai <wens@...e.org>,
        Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@...aro.org>,
        Icenowy Zheng <icenowy@...c.io>, devicetree@...r.kernel.org,
        Samuel Holland <samuel@...lland.org>,
        Bhushan Shah <bshah@....org>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        dri-devel@...ts.freedesktop.org, Luca Weiss <luca@...tu.xyz>,
        Martijn Braam <martijn@...xit.nl>,
        linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v4 3/5] drm: panel: Add Xingbangda XBD599 panel (ST7703
 controller)

Hi!
> > > > Would it not be better to have one st7703 driver that suipports both
> > > > panels?
> > > >
> > > > The driver would need dedicated init functions depending on the panel.
> > > > But a lot could also be shared.
> > > 
> > > I guess I can move the code there. 
> > In the same process the river should then be renamed to follow other
> > sitronix based drivers.
> > So the next developer will recognize this and use the correct driver.
> 
> Are driver/module names considered kernel ABI? Or is it possible to
> change them?

I believe you can get away with changing them.
									Pavel
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