netdev - Re: Synopsys Ethernet QoS

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Message-ID: <CAHp75VcKURaTQX9=SY8+46GGATuwO1oXAi8eMS+uwk58sjKx5Q@mail.gmail.com>
Date:   Sat, 10 Dec 2016 00:25:15 +0200
From:   Andy Shevchenko <andy.shevchenko@...il.com>
To:     David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
Cc:     Joao Pinto <Joao.Pinto@...opsys.com>,
        Giuseppe CAVALLARO <peppe.cavallaro@...com>,
        lars.persson@...s.com, rabin.vincent@...s.com,
        netdev <netdev@...r.kernel.org>, CARLOS.PALMINHA@...opsys.com
Subject: Re: Synopsys Ethernet QoS

On Fri, Dec 9, 2016 at 5:41 PM, David Miller <davem@...emloft.net> wrote:

> But one thing I am against is changing the driver name for existing
> users.  If an existing chip is supported by the stmmac driver for
> existing users, they should still continue to use the "stmmac" driver.
>
> Therefore, if consolidation changes the driver module name for
> existing users, then that is not a good plan at all.

You have at least one supporter here. Though I jumped in to the
discussion very late, not sure if everyone have time to answer to
that.

-- 
With Best Regards,
Andy Shevchenko