netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next 3/3] ptp: derive the device name from the parent device

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Message-ID: <1348251783.2521.42.camel@bwh-desktop.uk.solarflarecom.com>
Date:	Fri, 21 Sep 2012 19:23:03 +0100
From:	Ben Hutchings <bhutchings@...arflare.com>
To:	Richard Cochran <richardcochran@...il.com>
CC:	"Keller, Jacob E" <jacob.e.keller@...el.com>,
	"netdev@...r.kernel.org" <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>,
	"Kirsher, Jeffrey T" <jeffrey.t.kirsher@...el.com>,
	John Stultz <john.stultz@...aro.org>,
	"Vick, Matthew" <matthew.vick@...el.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next 3/3] ptp: derive the device name from the
 parent device

On Fri, 2012-09-21 at 20:11 +0200, Richard Cochran wrote:
> On Fri, Sep 21, 2012 at 06:40:58PM +0100, Ben Hutchings wrote:
> > On Fri, 2012-09-21 at 17:39 +0000, Keller, Jacob E wrote:
> > > With the device, it is possible to lookup the driver.
> > 
> > For PCI devices, yes.  But there is really no guarantee that device
> > names (as in dev_name()) are globally unique either.
> 
> Ben, I tried to implement your suggestion from September 7th.
> Don't you like it, or did I misunderstand you?

For programmatic purposes, setting the parent is the really useful
thing.

I think what I'm still missing from you is some explanation of what the
'clock name' is meant to be used as - a type name, a unique identifier,
a 'friendly name' for listing clocks in a user interface?

Ben.

-- 
Ben Hutchings, Staff Engineer, Solarflare
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They asked us to note that Solarflare product names are trademarked.

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