linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 6/7] fpga: xilinx: remove xilinx- prefix on files

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Date:   Wed, 9 Jun 2021 16:57:06 +0200
From:   Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
To:     Tom Rix <trix@...hat.com>
Cc:     mdf@...nel.org, michal.simek@...inx.com, nava.manne@...inx.com,
        luca@...aceresoli.net, linux-fpga@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 6/7] fpga: xilinx: remove xilinx- prefix on files

On Wed, Jun 09, 2021 at 06:27:05AM -0700, Tom Rix wrote:
> 
> On 6/9/21 2:59 AM, Greg KH wrote:
> > On Tue, Jun 08, 2021 at 09:25:51AM -0700, trix@...hat.com wrote:
> > > From: Tom Rix <trix@...hat.com>
> > > 
> > > It is not necessary to have a xilinx- prefix on a file
> > > when the file is in a xilinx/ subdir.
> > > 
> > > Signed-off-by: Tom Rix <trix@...hat.com>
> > > ---
> > >   drivers/fpga/xilinx/Makefile                                  | 4 ++--
> > >   drivers/fpga/xilinx/{xilinx-pr-decoupler.c => pr-decoupler.c} | 0
> > >   drivers/fpga/xilinx/{xilinx-spi.c => spi.c}                   | 0
> > >   3 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
> > >   rename drivers/fpga/xilinx/{xilinx-pr-decoupler.c => pr-decoupler.c} (100%)
> > >   rename drivers/fpga/xilinx/{xilinx-spi.c => spi.c} (100%)
> > > 
> > > diff --git a/drivers/fpga/xilinx/Makefile b/drivers/fpga/xilinx/Makefile
> > > index 7bb7543412790..4ac727d03e140 100644
> > > --- a/drivers/fpga/xilinx/Makefile
> > > +++ b/drivers/fpga/xilinx/Makefile
> > > @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
> > >   # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
> > > -obj-$(CONFIG_XILINX_PR_DECOUPLER) += xilinx-pr-decoupler.o
> > > -obj-$(CONFIG_FPGA_MGR_XILINX_SPI) += xilinx-spi.o
> > > +obj-$(CONFIG_XILINX_PR_DECOUPLER) += pr-decoupler.o
> > > +obj-$(CONFIG_FPGA_MGR_XILINX_SPI) += spi.o
> > You just renamed the module to be called "spi.ko"????
> > 
> > Did you test this thing?  You can not rename modules without good
> > reasons, and calling a device specific kernel module "spi.ko" is not ok.
> 
> yes, this is a problem, I will drop the renaming patches.

So you didn't test these?

Again, why is this file movement necessary?