linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 04/13] i2c: nomadik: rename private struct pointers from dev to priv

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Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 15:12:58 +0100
From: Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@...aro.org>
To: Théo Lebrun <theo.lebrun@...tlin.com>
Cc: Andi Shyti <andi.shyti@...nel.org>, Rob Herring <robh+dt@...nel.org>, 
	Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzysztof.kozlowski+dt@...aro.org>, Conor Dooley <conor+dt@...nel.org>, 
	Thomas Bogendoerfer <tsbogend@...ha.franken.de>, linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org, 
	linux-i2c@...r.kernel.org, devicetree@...r.kernel.org, 
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-mips@...r.kernel.org, 
	Gregory Clement <gregory.clement@...tlin.com>, 
	Vladimir Kondratiev <vladimir.kondratiev@...ileye.com>, 
	Thomas Petazzoni <thomas.petazzoni@...tlin.com>, Tawfik Bayouk <tawfik.bayouk@...ileye.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 04/13] i2c: nomadik: rename private struct pointers from
 dev to priv

On Thu, Feb 15, 2024 at 5:52 PM Théo Lebrun <theo.lebrun@...tlin.com> wrote:

> Disambiguate the usage of dev as a variable name; it is usually best to
> keep it reserved for struct device pointers. Avoid having multiple
> names for the same struct pointer (previously: dev, nmk, nmk_i2c).
>
> Signed-off-by: Théo Lebrun <theo.lebrun@...tlin.com>

Fair enough, it's more readable like this.
Reviewed-by: Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@...aro.org>

Yours,
Linus Walleij