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Subject: Re: Re: [PATCH] musb: mediatek: rename driver
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To:     linux-mediatek@lists.infradead.org,
        Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
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From:   Frank Wunderlich <frank-w@public-files.de>
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Am 30=2E April 2021 15:57:17 MESZ schrieb Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxf=
oundation=2Eorg>:

>Why not just have any new driver not use this name, as it is, it's not
>hurting anything=2E

I just want to make it clean for users/admins for what kind of device this=
 module is for (vendor=2Eko is imho not good at least for vendors manufactu=
ring such different devices)=2E
And avoid such conflicts like the phy (which had reintroduced the unclear =
module name)=2E
The new module will be renamed in next version=2E=2Ethere is only discussi=
on about the new name=2E=2E=2Eand so i tried to fix the "other end"=2E

>Until you can guarantee that renaming this is not
>going to break anything, I can not take it=2E

If a user/administrator installs a new major kernel version he needs to ch=
eck if all is still working=2E Then the new module can be loaded=2E=2E=2Ei =
don't see a real breakage or much work for "fix" this,but it's ok if you do=
 not take it up=2E

This driver is afair available since 5=2E4 so i guess not much spreading i=
n large productive environments mostly still using 4=2E14 or 4=2E4

I can repost with better description,but this is not needed if change itse=
lf will be rejected=2E So maybe anyone else can comment too=2E

regards Frank