linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 0/4] PCI/arm64/ath11k/ath12k: Rename pwrctrl Kconfig symbols

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Message-ID: <04201b5a-34fe-45e0-bb96-237bd6eec414@kernel.org>
Date: Fri, 28 Mar 2025 09:11:29 -0700
From: Jeff Johnson <jjohnson@...nel.org>
To: Johan Hovold <johan+linaro@...nel.org>,
 Bartosz Golaszewski <brgl@...ev.pl>, Bjorn Helgaas <bhelgaas@...gle.com>,
 Catalin Marinas <catalin.marinas@....com>, Will Deacon <will@...nel.org>,
 Jeff Johnson <jjohnson@...nel.org>
Cc: Manivannan Sadhasivam <manivannan.sadhasivam@...aro.org>,
 linux-pci@...r.kernel.org, linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org,
 ath11k@...ts.infradead.org, ath12k@...ts.infradead.org,
 linux-wireless@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/4] PCI/arm64/ath11k/ath12k: Rename pwrctrl Kconfig
 symbols

On 3/28/2025 7:36 AM, Johan Hovold wrote:
> The PCI pwrctrl framework was renamed after being merged, but the
> Kconfig symbols still reflect the old name ("pwrctl" without an "r").
> 
> This leads to people not knowing how to refer to the framework in
> writing, inconsistencies in module naming, etc.
> 
> Let's rename also the Kconfig symbols before this gets any worse.
> 
> The arm64, ath11k and ath12k changes could go through the corresponding
> subsystem trees once they have the new symbols (e.g. in the next cycle)
> or they could all go in via the PCI tree with an ack from their
> maintainers.


I'm fine with the entire series going through PCI
Acked-by: Jeff Johnson <jjohnson@...nel.org> # drivers/net/wireless/ath/...


> 
> There are some new pwrctrl drivers and an arm64 defconfig change on the
> lists so we may need to keep deprecated symbols for a release or two.
> 
> Johan
> 
> 
> Johan Hovold (4):
>   PCI/pwrctrl: Rename pwrctrl Kconfig symbols and slot module
>   arm64: Kconfig: switch to HAVE_PWRCTRL
>   wifi: ath11k: switch to PCI_PWRCTRL_PWRSEQ
>   wifi: ath12k: switch to PCI_PWRCTRL_PWRSEQ
> 
>  arch/arm64/Kconfig.platforms            |  2 +-
>  drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/Kconfig |  2 +-
>  drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/Kconfig |  2 +-
>  drivers/pci/pwrctrl/Kconfig             | 27 +++++++++++++++++++------
>  drivers/pci/pwrctrl/Makefile            |  8 ++++----
>  5 files changed, 28 insertions(+), 13 deletions(-)
>