linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v5 1/2] iio: humidity: hdc100x: switch to probe

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Date:   Fri, 29 Jul 2022 20:00:22 +0200
From:   Andy Shevchenko <andy.shevchenko@...il.com>
To:     Potin Lai <potin.lai.pt@...il.com>
Cc:     Jonathan Cameron <jic23@...nel.org>,
        Lars-Peter Clausen <lars@...afoo.de>,
        Patrick Williams <patrick@...cx.xyz>,
        Potin Lai <potin.lai@...ntatw.com>,
        linux-iio <linux-iio@...r.kernel.org>,
        Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v5 1/2] iio: humidity: hdc100x: switch to probe_new callback

On Fri, Jul 29, 2022 at 2:45 AM Potin Lai <potin.lai.pt@...il.com> wrote:
> On 7/29/22 04:41, Andy Shevchenko wrote:
> > On Thu, Jul 28, 2022 at 3:32 PM Potin Lai <potin.lai.pt@...il.com> wrote:
> >> Switch to probe_new callback due to probe is deprecated soon.
> > Just noticed that commit message is a bit not okay in a few ways:
> > 1) we refer to the callbacks like ->probe_new();

> > 2) we don't know when we deprecate it, the point here is not that, but
> > unused id parameter in the current code.

^^^ read this again and follow below.

> Thanks for point it out, is it OK leave the message as it is? or you prefer to submit another version to fix it?
> If new version required, I will also add another patch for struct device pointer you mentioned in the other reply.
>
> Just want to confirm that is the new message looks OK?
> New message:
> Switch ->porbe() to new callback ->probe_new()

You need to answer the question "why?" you are doing this and that.
The above is just saying "what?". See above.

-- 
With Best Regards,
Andy Shevchenko