On Tue, 31 Jan 2017 00:44:47 -0800 Dmitry Torokhov <dmitry.torokhov@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On Tue, Jan 31, 2017 at 09:04:32AM +0100, Boris Brezillon wrote: > > On Mon, 30 Jan 2017 17:06:07 -0800 > > Dmitry Torokhov <dmitry.torokhov@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > > > On Mon, Jan 30, 2017 at 04:41:48PM +0100, Boris Brezillon wrote: > > > > Rename devm_get_gpiod_from_child() into > > > > devm_fwnode_get_gpiod_from_child() to reflect the fact that this > > > > function is operating on a fwnode object. > > > > > > I believe this is completely pointless rename. Are you planning on > > > adding devm_of_get_gpiod_from_child()? Or > > > devm_acpt_get_gpiod_from_child()? (I sure hope not). > > > > Of course not. > > > > > > > > Also, on what object? Does it take fwnode as first argument? Or maybe we > > > should call it devm_dev_const_charp_fwnode_get_gpiod_from_child() so we > > > know types of all arguments? > > > > Linus suggested to rename this function [1]. I personally don't care > > much about the name, though I agree with Linus that names should be > > consistent and descriptive. Moreover, he's the maintainer, and I tend > > to follow maintainers suggestion when I contribute to a specific > > subsystem. > > OK, I did not know that that was Linus' request, my objection still > stands. > > > > > IIUC, you're concerned about the length of this function name. If I had > > to drop something it would be the _from_child() suffix, because the > > function is not even checking that the child parameter is actually a > > direct child (or a descendant) of device->fwnode. > > OK, that sounds better. Actually, we already have > fwnode_get_named_gpiod(), unfortunately it does not do suffixes > permutations. There are also no users, except > devm_get_gpiod_from_child(). So I would: > > - rename fwnode_get_named_gpiod() -> static __fwnode_get_named_gpiod() > - made new fwnode_get_named_gpiod() that did suffix permutation and > called __fwnode_get_named_gpiod() (or pulled its implementation > inline) Sorry but I don't follow you. Why do you need __fwnode_get_named_gpiod(), and what is the suffix permutation you're mentioning here? > - renamed devm_get_gpiod_from_child() -> > devm_fwnode_get_named_gpiod(dev, fwnode, con_id) > and called fwnode_get_named_gpiod(). Okay. I'm fine with this name, let's see what Linus says. > > This would indeed match the pattern with other fwnode/property handling > APIs. > > Thanks. >
