netdev - Re: [PATCH 1/1] drivers: net : cpsw: Use netdev

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Date:	Fri, 06 Dec 2013 15:46:40 -0500 (EST)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	mugunthanvnm@...com
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org, linux-omap@...r.kernel.org,
	george.cherian@...com
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/1] drivers: net : cpsw: Use netdev_name while
 requesting irq

From: Mugunthan V N <mugunthanvnm@...com>
Date: Fri, 6 Dec 2013 12:28:27 +0530

> From: George Cherian <george.cherian@...com>
> 
> Use netdev_name while requesting irq so that eth* name is shown
> in /proc/interrupts. Previously it was showing device name as (null)
> for cpsw interrupts. For using netdev_name register_netdev and then
> call devm_request_irq.
> 
> Signed-off-by: George Cherian <george.cherian@...com>
> Signed-off-by: Mugunthan V N <mugunthanvnm@...com>

Why is it showing "(null)" as the name, is dev_name() not working
properly for this device?

The only change you are making is passing netdev_name() instead
of dev_name().  dev_name() giving NULL doesn't make much sense
to me.
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