netdev - Re: NetXen driver name

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Date:	08 Feb 2007 19:15:09 +0100
From:	Andi Kleen <ak@...e.de>
To:	Amit Kale <amitkale@...xen.com>
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: NetXen driver name

Amit Kale <amitkale@...xen.com> writes:

> Hi,
> 
> NetXen ethernet driver present in 2.6.20 has name "netxen_nic". The product 
> itself is refered to as "nx_nic". To make it inline with the product, would 
> it be a good idea to change the name of the driver to "nx_nic"?

When it's already in a released kernel it's a little late to rename the module.
You would cause upgrade pain to users who have hardcoded the module name.

-Andi
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