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SubjectRe: [PATCH] IPMI driver updates, part 3
Yes, I see that this is much better.  I'll work on renaming all these 
and switching to module_param, for the 2.6 version.

Thanks,

-Corey

Rusty Russell wrote:

>In message <403A242A.6000802@acm.org> you write:
>
>
>>+ insmod ipmi_smb_intf.o
>>+ smb_addr=<adapter1>,<i2caddr1>[,<adapter2>,<i2caddr2>[,...]]
>>+ smb_dbg=<flags1>,<flags2>...
>>+ [smb_defaultprobe=0] [smb_dbg_probe=1]
>>
>>
>
>Please use "modprobe" not "insmod" in examples, and drop the ".o"
>extension.
>
>
>
>>+When compiled into the kernel, the addresses can be specified on the
>>+kernel command line as:
>>+
>>+ ipmi_smb=[<adapter1>.]<addr1>[:<debug1>],[<adapter2>.<addr2>[:<debug1>]....
>>
>>
>
>I realize this is traditional. However, I suggest you:
>1) Rename the module to impi_smb.
>2) Change the variable names to addr, debug, debug_probe and
> default_probe.
>3) Change MODULE_PARM to module_param
>4) Get rid of the #ifndef MODULE code.
>
>The results will be symmetry, and less code:
>
> modprobe ipmi_smb addr=<adapter1>,<i2caddr1>[,<adapter2>,<i2caddr2>[,...]]
> debug=<flags1>,<flags2>...
> default_probe=0 debug_probe=1
>
>and
>
> boot ipmi_smb.addr=... ipmi_smb.debug=... ipmi.default_probe=0 ipmi.debug_probe=1
>
>Of course, if you really want to you can use module_param_named and
>keep the variable names the same as they are now, and "#undef
>KBUILD_MODNAME // #define KBUILD_MODNAME ipmi_smb", to avoid renaming
>your module.
>
>But I really think the module name wants a revisit (although I have no
>idea what it does, so might be wrong).
>
>Cheers!
>Rusty.
>--
> Anyone who quotes me in their sig is an idiot. -- Rusty Russell.
>
>


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