netdev - RE: [net-next 02/11] e1000e: cleanup: rename e1000e_setup

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Date:	Mon, 27 Feb 2012 10:25:39 -0000
From:	"David Laight" <David.Laight@...LAB.COM>
To:	"Jeff Kirsher" <jeffrey.t.kirsher@...el.com>, <davem@...emloft.net>
Cc:	"Bruce Allan" <bruce.w.allan@...el.com>, <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
	<gospo@...hat.com>, <sassmann@...hat.com>
Subject: RE: [net-next 02/11] e1000e: cleanup: rename e1000e_setup_link() and call as function pointer

 
> From: Bruce Allan <bruce.w.allan@...el.com>
> 
> Rename e1000e_setup_link() to e1000e_setup_link_generic() to signify
the
> function is used for more than one MAC-family type.  The 82571-family
has
> a custom setup_link function which also calls the generic function.
The
> ich8lan-family has a custom function which should just be called via
the
> function pointer.  The 80003es2lan-family just uses the generic
function.

Wouldn't it be better to add a suffix to the family-specific
functions instead of adding a lot of unnecessary churn?

	David


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