netdev - Re: [PATCH] Change request_irq() to use struct net

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Message-ID: <CAD6i1f+NYu7rcQwF-TXk4+OdjPNZwMKxxjJ9YA_+v9B6uPYq+g@mail.gmail.com>
Date:	Thu, 25 Jul 2013 11:08:37 +0530
From:	Prashant Shah <pshah.mumbai@...il.com>
To:	Ryan Mallon <rmallon@...il.com>
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	mwhitehe@...hat.com, kernel-mentors@...enic.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Change request_irq() to use struct net_device *dev->name

Hi,

On Thu, Jul 25, 2013 at 10:49 AM, Prashant Shah <pshah.mumbai@...il.com> wrote:
> Hi,
>
>> You should also remove the definition of DRV_NAME, since it is no longer
>> used. The changelog should probably mention that this will change the
>> interrupt name (which appears in /proc/interrupts for example) from "wd"
>> to "eth%d".
>>

I was going through the code. The apne driver apne.c in the same
folder is using DRV_NAME in request_region()

> if (!request_region(IOBASE, 0x20, DRV_NAME)) {

I can change the wd.c request_region() code to use DRV_NAME. Currently
it is using a string constant.

> r = request_region(base_addr, WD_IO_EXTENT, "wd-probe");

This will make it more consistent. Please suggest which change is more
preferable.

@Matthew, following drivers are not using dev->name in request_irq()
axnet_cs.c
mac8390.c
hydra.c
ne-h8300.c
apne.c
stnic.c
zorro8390.c

Regards.
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