[PATCH] ARM: ux500: rename ab8500 to abx500 for hwmon driver

Hongbo Zhang hongbo.zhang at linaro.org
Wed Jan 30 04:52:57 EST 2013


On 30 January 2013 17:45, Linus Walleij <linus.walleij at linaro.org> wrote:
> On Wed, Jan 30, 2013 at 8:42 AM, Hongbo Zhang <hongbo.zhang at linaro.org> wrote:
>
>> We are using a generic abx500 hwmon layer, so rename specific ab8500 to generic
>> abx500 for hwmon device and driver matching.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Hongbo Zhang <hongbo.zhang at linaro.org>
>
> You need to have the ACK:ed by the MFD subsystem maintainer
> so that Günther can merge it later, along with the HWMON patch.
>
> Also combine them into a series, this one as 1/2 and the other
> patch as 2/2.
>
> And remember to send both to the relevant maintainers
> (see MAINTAINERS file):
>
> HARDWARE MONITORING
> M:      Jean Delvare <khali at linux-fr.org>
> M:      Guenter Roeck <linux at roeck-us.net>
>
> MULTIFUNCTION DEVICES (MFD)
> M:      Samuel Ortiz <sameo at linux.intel.com>
>
> Both patches should also go into the linux-kernel at vger.kernel.org mailing
> list "LKML".
>
Thanks for your instructions, will follow them.

> Thanks!
> Linus Walleij



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