Re: [PATCH v4 01/15] PCI Hotplug core: add 'name' param pci_hp_register interface

From: Matthew Wilcox
Date: Mon Oct 06 2008 - 05:05:12 EST


On Fri, Oct 03, 2008 at 05:17:32PM -0600, Alex Chiang wrote:
> Update pci_hp_register() to take a const char *name parameter.
>
> The motivation for this is to clean up the individual hotplug
> drivers so that each one does not have to manage its own name.
> The PCI core should be the place where we manage the name.
>
> We update the interface and all callsites first, in a
> "no functional change" manner, and clean up the drivers later.
>
> Cc: jbarnes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Cc: kristen.c.accardi@xxxxxxxxx
> Cc: matthew@xxxxxx
> Cc: kaneshige.kenji@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Signed-off-by: Alex Chiang <achiang@xxxxxx>
> ---
>

Simple, clean, obvious.

Reviewed-by: Matthew Wilcox <willy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

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