netdev - Re: trigger named just "tx" in drivers/net/wireless/atmel/at76c50x-usb.c

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Message-ID: <87lg57f182.fsf@codeaurora.org>
Date:   Mon, 03 Dec 2018 10:45:01 +0200
From:   Kalle Valo <kvalo@...eaurora.org>
To:     Pavel Machek <pavel@....cz>
Cc:     jacek.anaszewski@...il.com, linux-leds@...r.kernel.org,
        kernel list <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        davem@...emloft.net, linux-wireless@...r.kernel.org,
        netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: trigger named just "tx" in drivers/net/wireless/atmel/at76c50x-usb.c

Pavel Machek <pavel@....cz> writes:

> While grepping something else, I came across LED trigger that is named
> just "tx".
>
> That's a bit too generic afaict?
>
> +++ b/drivers/net/wireless/atmel/at76c50x-usb.c
> @@ -520,7 +520,7 @@ static int at76_usbdfu_download(struct usb_device
> *udev, u8 *buf, u32 size,
>  static int tx_activity;
>   static void at76_ledtrig_tx_timerfunc(struct timer_list *unused);
>    static DEFINE_TIMER(ledtrig_tx_timer, at76_ledtrig_tx_timerfunc);
>    -DEFINE_LED_TRIGGER(ledtrig_tx);
>    +DEFINE_LED_TRIGGER(ledtrig_tx); /* Hey! "tx" is a bit too generic
>    name for a trigger! */

This is an ancient driver, my guess is that nobody uses it anymore. I
should orphan it and maybe even remove it at some point.

-- 
Kalle Valo