linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] pmdomain: Rename the genpd subsystem to pmdomain

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Date:   Wed, 13 Sep 2023 11:27:29 +0200
From:   Neil Armstrong <neil.armstrong@...aro.org>
To:     Ulf Hansson <ulf.hansson@...aro.org>,
        Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
        Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH] pmdomain: Rename the genpd subsystem to pmdomain

On 13/09/2023 00:11, Ulf Hansson wrote:
> It has been pointed out that naming a subsystem "genpd" isn't very
> self-explanatory and the acronym itself that means Generic Power Domain, is
> known only by a limited group of people.
> 
> In a way to improve the situation, let's rename the subsystem to pmdomain,
> which ideally should indicate that this is about so called Power Domains or
> "PM domains" as we often also use within the Linux Kernel terminology.
> 
> Suggested-by: Rafael J. Wysocki <rafael@...nel.org>
> Signed-off-by: Ulf Hansson <ulf.hansson@...aro.org>
> ---
>   MAINTAINERS                                   | 22 +++++++++----------

<snip>

>   drivers/{genpd => pmdomain}/actions/owl-sps.c |  0
>   drivers/{genpd => pmdomain}/amlogic/Makefile  |  0
>   .../amlogic/meson-ee-pwrc.c                   |  0
>   .../amlogic/meson-gx-pwrc-vpu.c               |  0
>   .../amlogic/meson-secure-pwrc.c               |  0

Acked-by: Neil Armstrong <neil.armstrong@...aro.org>

<snip>

Thanks,
Neil