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SubjectRe: [PATCH] 2.6.12-rc1, ./drivers/base/platform.c
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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.

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Dmitry
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