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Re: [PATCH 02/17] mt76: rename mt76x2_regs.h

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On 2018-08-25 13:31, Stanislaw Gruszka wrote:
> On Sat, Aug 25, 2018 at 11:00:39AM +0200, Felix Fietkau wrote:
>> On 2018-08-24 13:15, Stanislaw Gruszka wrote:
>> > MAC registers are the same for mt76x0 and mt76x2. Rename mt76x2_regs.h
>> > file to reflect that.
>> > 
>> > Signed-off-by: Stanislaw Gruszka <sgruszka@xxxxxxxxxx>
>> > ---
>> >  drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt76x2.h      |   2 +-
>> >  drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt76x2_regs.h | 619 -----------------------
>> >  drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt76xx_regs.h | 619 +++++++++++++++++++++++
>> I think mt76xx_regs.h is named too generic. MT7603, MT7628, MT7615 and
>> all newer chips use a completely different register layout.
>> I'd prefer to stick with mt76x2_regs for now and use it for x0 as well.
> 
> I thought about that too, but choose it will be better to have some
> prefix that will indicate the function/structure/header is shared between
> the x0 and x2 drivers to not confuse mt76x2 code that is mt76x2 only
> and one that is shared.
> 
> I choose mt76xx name, considered mt76 to be generic prefix shared also 
> between old and new chips. But yeah this mt76xx name also "contains" new
> chips. How about mt76old_ or mt76og_ (old generation) ?
I think this looks even more confusing. Also, please keep in mind that
'old' is relative as well.
How about mt76x02?

- Felix



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