[PATCH/RFT v2 11/17] USB: OHCI: make ohci-da8xx a separate driver

[David Lechner]

On 10/25/2016 11:21 AM, Axel Haslam wrote:
> On Tue, Oct 25, 2016 at 6:12 PM, David Lechner <david at lechnology.com> wrote:
>> On 10/25/2016 02:39 AM, Axel Haslam wrote:
>>>
>>> On Tue, Oct 25, 2016 at 2:38 AM, David Lechner <david at lechnology.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> On 10/24/2016 11:46 AM, ahaslam at baylibre.com wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> -#ifndef CONFIG_ARCH_DAVINCI_DA8XX
>>>>> -#error "This file is DA8xx bus glue.  Define
>>>>> CONFIG_ARCH_DAVINCI_DA8XX."
>>>>> -#endif
>>>>> +#include "ohci.h"
>>>>> +
>>>>> +#define DRIVER_DESC "OHCI DA8XX driver"
>>>>> +
>>>>> +static const char hcd_name[] = "ohci-da8xx";
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> why static const char instead of #define? This is only used one time in a
>>>> pr_info, so it seems kind of pointless anyway.
>>>
>>>
>>> Other drivers are using static const for the same variable.
>>> i think static const is preferred over #define because #define doet give a
>>> type.
>>> If you dont mind ill keep it static const.
>>>
>>
>> If this string was used in this file more than one place, I would agree with
>> you, but currently it is only used as the argument of a pr_info(). The
>> string "ohci-da8xx" could just be included in the fmt string instead of
>> using "%s".
>
> I think the purpose was to use it in the .name of the platform_driver
> structure, too. only that not everybody is doing that, i looked at some bad
>  examples :(
>
> would you agree to keep it if we use it in .name too?
>
> -Axel
>
>>

Yes, that will make more sense. ;-)