Hi Steven,
On Sun, Jun 17, 2012 at 1:40 PM, Steven King <sfk...@fdwdc.com> wrote:
> On Sunday 17 June 2012 4:15:03 am Geert Uytterhoeven wrote:
>> On Sun, Jun 17, 2012 at 11:23 AM, Steven King <sfk...@fdwdc.com> wrote:
>> > On Sunday 17 June 2012 2:09:51 am Geert Uytterhoeven wrote:
>> >> On Sun, Jun 17, 2012 at 9:50 AM, Steven King <sfk...@fdwdc.com> wrote:
>> >> > +config RTC_DRV_M5441x
>> >> > + tristate "Freescale Coldfire M5441x RTC support"
>> >> > + depends on M5441x
>> >> > + help
>> >> > + This enables support for the RTC on the Freescale Coldfire
>> >> > 5441x + (54410/54415/54416/54417/54418).
>> >> > +
>> >> > + This driver can also be built as a module. If so, the
>> >> > module + will be called rtc-m5441x.
>> >>
>> >> But the platform device is called differently:
>> >> > +static struct platform_driver m5441x_rtc_driver = {
>> >> > + .driver.name = "mcfrtc",
>> >> > + .driver.owner = THIS_MODULE,
>> >> > + .remove = __devexit_p(m5441x_rtc_remove),
>> >> > +};
>> >>
>> >> Is there a specific reason for that?
>> >
>> > You mean the "mcfrtc" bit? Thats the same as what we do for all of the
>> > other
>>
>> That's what I meant.
>>
>> > Coldfire peripherals, ie "mcfqspi", "mcfuart", etc.
>>
>> So why not call the driver mcf-rtc?
>
> Because that rtc implementation is specific to the m5441x; should someone
> implement a driver for the rtc on the 532x or 54455 which are somewhat
> different than the m5441x, then they might well need a separate rtc-m532x or
> rtc-m54455.
At that point, you'll have to call the platform device rtc-m532x or rtc-m54455
as well, as mcfrtc is already taken for the m5441x, right?
So why not call the platform device rtc-m5441x now?
Gr{oetje,eeting}s,
Geert
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