Re: [PATCH v3 8/8] iio: accel: kxcjk1013: drop variation number from driver's name

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On Fri, Sep 29, 2017 at 10:45:07AM -0700, Srinivas Pandruvada wrote:
> On Sun, 2017-09-24 at 16:03 +0100, Jonathan Cameron wrote:
> > On Sun, 17 Sep 2017 17:01:05 +0200
> > Michał Mirosław <mirq-linux@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > 
> > > Rename kxcjk-1013 driver by removing -1013 suffix. '1013' is a
> > > variation
> > > specifier only (eg. different voltage) as can be seen in datasheet
> > > for eg. KXTF9 parts.
> > > 
> > > Old name is left as an modules's alias. Should not matter, though,
> > > for distros using proper module loading based on device name not
> > > module name.
> > > 
> > > Mostly a mechanical change + whitespace fixes.
> > > 
> > > Signed-off-by: Michał Mirosław <mirq-linux@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Whilst this seems logical I worry we'll break some random platforms
> > init scripts.   I think I'd rather not risk breakage and leave it as
> > it is.  Once we make a mistake like this, sometimes we are stuck
> > with it long term unfortunately.
> Agree. The config files are not touched when user upgrade kernel. So
> this may be simply overlooked. That is why we have compatible ids in
> both ACPI and DTs.

Ok, I see the point. I'll remove the renaming of kconfig symbol in
the next version.

Best Regards,
Michał Mirosław
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