[PATCH v7 2/8] i2c: muxes: add support for tsd,mule-i2c multiplexer

[Farouk Bouabid]

Hi Andi,

On 03.09.24 17:13, Andi Shyti wrote:
>> Theobroma Systems Mule is an MCU that emulates a set of I2C devices,
>> among which an amc6821 and devices that are reachable through an I2C-mux.
>> The devices on the mux can be selected by writing the appropriate device
>> number to an I2C config register (amc6821 reg 0xff).
>>
>> This driver is expected to be probed as a platform device with amc6821
>> as its parent i2c device.
>>
>> Add support for the mule-i2c-mux platform driver. The amc6821 driver
> Along the driver I expressed some concern about the prefixes.
>
> You should avoid prefixes such as mux_* or MUX_* because they
> don't belong to your driver. You should always use your driver's
> name:
>
>   1. mule_*
>   2. mule_mux_*
>   3. mule_i2c_mux_*
>
> You have used the 3rd, I'd rather prefer the 1st. Because when
> you are in i2c/muxex/ it's implied that you are an i2c mux
> device. But it's a matter of personal taste.
>

Are you here referring to the commit log, module name or function 
prefixes ? (because  later you suggested that we use "mule_i2c_mux_*" 
for functions)

"Mule" is a chip that requires multiple drivers that will be added later 
on, and I suppose we don't want conflict with other module names ?


Thanks,

Farouk