On Tuesday 22 March 2005 00:32, All Linux wrote: > The latest prepatch, 2.6.12-rc1, introduced the following change. > > --- a/drivers/base/platform.c 2005-03-17 17:35:04 -08:00 > +++ b/drivers/base/platform.c 2005-03-17 17:35:04 -08:00 > @@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ > pdev->dev.bus = &platform_bus_type; > > if (pdev->id != -1) > - snprintf(pdev->dev.bus_id, BUS_ID_SIZE, "%s%u", > pdev->name, pdev->id); > + snprintf(pdev->dev.bus_id, BUS_ID_SIZE, "%s.%u", > pdev->name, pdev->id); > else > strlcpy(pdev->dev.bus_id, pdev->name, BUS_ID_SIZE); > > It causes problem, as most platform files, for example, > arch/ppc/platforms/katana.c, still use the old name without ".". I do > not understand why bus_id "mpsc.0" is better than "mpsc0". > Please explain what is the benefit of introducing such a change, > before I can submit a patch for all those platform files to work with > this change. > Please CC me, as I am currently not in the list. >
Devices/drivers ending with a digit, such as i8250, produce "wierd" names - i82500, i82501, etc. -- Dmitry - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
