netdev - Re: [PATCH net v3] net: phy: rename Asix Electronics PHY driver

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Date:   Fri, 7 Jun 2019 15:00:14 +0200
From:   Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>
To:     Michael Schmitz <schmitzmic@...il.com>
Cc:     netdev@...r.kernel.org, netdev@...r.kernel-org,
        anders.roxell@...aro.org, davem@...emloft.net, sfr@...b.auug.org.au
Subject: Re: [PATCH net v3] net: phy: rename Asix Electronics PHY driver

On Fri, Jun 07, 2019 at 05:37:34PM +1200, Michael Schmitz wrote:
> [Resent to net instead of net-next - may clash with Anders Roxell's patch
> series addressing duplicate module names]
> 
> Commit 31dd83b96641 ("net-next: phy: new Asix Electronics PHY driver")
> introduced a new PHY driver drivers/net/phy/asix.c that causes a module
> name conflict with a pre-existiting driver (drivers/net/usb/asix.c).
> 
> The PHY driver is used by the X-Surf 100 ethernet card driver, and loaded
> by that driver via its PHY ID. A rename of the driver looks unproblematic.
> 
> Rename PHY driver to ax88796b.c in order to resolve name conflict. 
> 
> Signed-off-by: Michael Schmitz <schmitzmic@...il.com>
> Tested-by: Michael Schmitz <schmitzmic@...il.com>
> Fixes: 31dd83b96641 ("net-next: phy: new Asix Electronics PHY driver")

Reviewed-by: Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>

    Andrew