Re: [PATCH] platform/x86: asus: Rename "fan mode" to "fan boost mode"

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On Mon, Jul 15, 2019 at 9:41 AM Daniel Drake <drake@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> The Asus WMI spec indicates that the function being controlled here
> is called "Fan Boost Mode". The spec uses the term "fan mode" is used to
> refer to other things, including functionality expected to appear on
> future products.
>
> Rename "fan mode" to "fan boost mode" to improve consistency with the
> spec and to avoid a future naming conflict.
>
> There is no interface breakage here since this has yet to be included
> in an official kernel release. I also updated the kernel version listed
> under ABI accordingly.

I would like to see if you have a consensus on this with Yurii. And by
some reason I didn't hear Corentin for some time.

> Please consider for Linux-5.3, otherwise we'd have an official released
> kernel using the "fan_mode" name which would be more controversial to
> change later.

I am wondering why no one commented on this before...

> -What:          /sys/devices/platform/<platform>/fan_mode
> +What:          /sys/devices/platform/<platform>/fan_boost_mode

>  Date:          Apr 2019
> -KernelVersion: 5.2
> +KernelVersion: 5.3

Probably date should be changed as well.

-- 
With Best Regards,
Andy Shevchenko



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