Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/2] ppc32: Make platform devices being able to assign functions (resend)

From: Grant Likely <[email-masked]>
Date: Thu, 29 Dec 2005 12:54:12 -0700

Marcelo Tosatti wrote:
> Hi Vitaly,
> 
> On Wed, Dec 28, 2005 at 11:04:32PM +0300, Vitaly Bordug wrote:
> 
>>Implemented by  modification of the .name field of the platform device,
>>when PDs with the
>>same names are to be used within different drivers, as
>><device_name> -> <device_name>:<function>
>>Corresponding drivers should change the .name in struct device_driver to
>>reflect upper of course.
> 
> 
> I'm not certain that the <device_name>:<function> structure for sysfs   
> representation is "allowed" - have you asked GregKH about it?
> 
>
He didn't seem to have any problem with it when we talked about it at
OLS.  Also, ':' is already used by the PCI bus driver.  Look in
/sys/class/pci_bus.

g.

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