Re: [PATCH 3/2] checkpatch: document the function renaming and deprecation around devm_ioremap_resource

From: Uwe Kleine-König
Date: Fri Nov 13 2020 - 12:00:50 EST


On Fri, Nov 13, 2020 at 08:36:44AM -0800, Joe Perches wrote:
> On Fri, 2020-11-13 at 10:11 +0100, Uwe Kleine-König wrote:
> > Signed-off-by: Uwe Kleine-König <u.kleine-koenig@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > ---
> > Hello,
> >
> > this can also be squashed into the respective patches instead.
> >
> > Best regards
> > Uwe
> >
> >  scripts/checkpatch.pl | 5 +++++
> >  1 file changed, 5 insertions(+)
> >
> > diff --git a/scripts/checkpatch.pl b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
> []
> > @@ -615,6 +615,11 @@ our %deprecated_apis = (
> >   "rcu_barrier_sched" => "rcu_barrier",
> >   "get_state_synchronize_sched" => "get_state_synchronize_rcu",
> >   "cond_synchronize_sched" => "cond_synchronize_rcu",
> > + "devm_platform_get_and_ioremap_resource" => "devm_platform_get_request_and_ioremap_resource",
>
> Do we really need 46 character length function names?

I can drop the "_and" and maybe "_get", so we're down to 38 "only".
Other than that I think all name parts are relevant.

> > + "devm_platform_ioremap_resource" => "devm_platform_request_ioremap_resource",
> > + "devm_platform_ioremap_resource_wc" => "devm_platform_request_ioremap_resource_wc",
> > + "devm_ioremap_resource" => "devm_request_ioremap_resource",
> > + "devm_ioremap_resource_wc" => "devm_request_ioremap_resource_wc",
> >  );
> >  
> >
> >  #Create a search pattern for all these strings to speed up a loop below
>
> And do please send your proposed patches to the appropriate maintainers.

Yes, sure. This patch 3/2 was only a quick shot and it was already clear
to me that I have to redo it. I want to squash this change in the patch
that does the actual renaming, I assume that's fine for you?!

Best regards
Uwe

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