netdev - Re: [PATCH] net: add new QCA alx ethernet driver

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Message-Id: <20120814.223258.1180104882398843954.davem@davemloft.net>
Date:	Tue, 14 Aug 2012 22:32:58 -0700 (PDT)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	cjren@....qualcomm.com
Cc:	shemminger@...tta.com, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, qca-linux-team@...lcomm.com,
	nic-devel@...lcomm.com, xiong@....qualcomm.com,
	hao-ran.liu@...onical.com, joe@...ches.com,
	rodrigue@....qualcomm.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH] net: add new QCA alx ethernet driver

From: "Ren, Cloud" <cjren@....qualcomm.com>
Date: Wed, 15 Aug 2012 03:29:26 +0000

>>> +	strncpy(netdev->name, pci_name(pdev), sizeof(netdev->name) - 1);
>>> ...
>>> +	strcpy(netdev->name, "eth%d");
>>> +	retval = register_netdev(netdev);
>>
>>The strcpy is unnecessary, alloc_etherdev already sets that.
> 
> The strcpy is useful. netdev->name is set as pci_name in front. So the strcpy restores it.

Are you doing this just to influence the initial driver log messages?

Don't do that, it's gross.
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