linux-kernel - Re: [Patch v7 1/5] RDMA/mana_ib: Rename all mana_ib_dev type variables to mib

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Message-ID: <20231023181457.GI691768@ziepe.ca>
Date:   Mon, 23 Oct 2023 15:14:57 -0300
From:   Jason Gunthorpe <jgg@...pe.ca>
To:     sharmaajay@...uxonhyperv.com
Cc:     Long Li <longli@...rosoft.com>, Leon Romanovsky <leon@...nel.org>,
        Dexuan Cui <decui@...rosoft.com>, Wei Liu <wei.liu@...nel.org>,
        "David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
        Eric Dumazet <edumazet@...gle.com>,
        Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>,
        Paolo Abeni <pabeni@...hat.com>, linux-rdma@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-hyperv@...r.kernel.org, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        Ajay Sharma <sharmaajay@...rosoft.com>
Subject: Re: [Patch v7 1/5] RDMA/mana_ib: Rename all mana_ib_dev type
 variables to mib_dev

On Mon, Oct 16, 2023 at 03:11:58PM -0700, sharmaajay@...uxonhyperv.com wrote:
> From: Ajay Sharma <sharmaajay@...rosoft.com>
> 
> This patch does not introduce any functional changes. It
> creates naming convention to distinguish especially when
> used in the same function.Renaming all mana_ib_dev type
> variables to mib_dev to have clean separation between
> eth dev and ibdev variables.

> Signed-off-by: Ajay Sharma <sharmaajay@...rosoft.com>
> ---
>  drivers/infiniband/hw/mana/cq.c      | 12 ++--
>  drivers/infiniband/hw/mana/device.c  | 34 +++++------
>  drivers/infiniband/hw/mana/main.c    | 87 ++++++++++++++--------------
>  drivers/infiniband/hw/mana/mana_ib.h |  9 +--
>  drivers/infiniband/hw/mana/mr.c      | 29 +++++-----
>  drivers/infiniband/hw/mana/qp.c      | 84 +++++++++++++--------------
>  drivers/infiniband/hw/mana/wq.c      | 21 +++----
>  7 files changed, 141 insertions(+), 135 deletions(-)

Please no, don't create pointless giant churn like this. It only hurts
backporters

Maybe just target the functions with more than one type

Jason