Messages in this thread | | | Date | Fri, 27 Jan 2017 12:16:26 +0100 | From | Pavel Machek <> | Subject | Re: v4.10-rc4 to v4.10-rc5: battery regression on Nokia N900 |
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Hi!
> >>That sounds like fun. Changing bq27200-0 to bq27200_0 is Forbidden by > >>the ABI Police, but taking the entire device away is ok.
Changing bq27200-0 to bq27200_0 is forbidden in -rc6 time. If you believe noone depends on the name, argue your case, and it might be possible to change it in -rc0.
If someone uses the name, they care about the device, and you can't take it away.
> >No. IMO, it depends on if the interface is used or not. > >If hwmon I/F is used, we can not take it away, nor change its name. > > Even if the use doesn't depend on that name ?
If the use doesn't depend on the name, you may get away with changing the name. (But not in -rc6.)
> >If thermal zone I/F is used, we can not change it's 'type' name to be > >compatible with new hwmon API. > > You mean you can not fix the name to be compatible with libsensors. > > Makes me wonder if there shouldn't be a rule that exploits must not > be fixed if already exploited.
That is not useful argumentation. Pavel
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