Re: [PATCH 1/5] iTCO_wdt: Expose watchdog properties using platform data

From: Matt Fleming
Date: Tue Jul 28 2015 - 08:43:46 EST


On Tue, 28 Jul, at 12:37:21PM, Lee Jones wrote:
>
> The driver shouldn't be called that either.
>
> You are the only one. What makes iTCO 'special'?

I don't know, I didn't write it. It looks like Wim did ~9 years ago, so
it must have made sense to him at the time.

> > > > + info = &lpc_chipset_info[priv->chipset];
> > > > +
> > > > + pdata->iTCO_version = info->iTCO_version;
> > >
> > > Lowercase please.
> >
> > Hmm... but then this line will read,
> >
> > pdata->itco_version = info->iTCO_version;
> >
> > I'm not sure that's an improvement.
>
> Please consider making all of the variable names conform to the
> coding standards we normally abide by. You can submit it either as
> patch 1 of this set, or independently.

Right, I figured we were fast approaching this rabit hole.

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Matt Fleming, Intel Open Source Technology Center
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