[PATCH v3 07/14] staging: most: core: use device description as name

[Christian.Gromm at microchip.com]

On Di, 2019-04-02 at 09:24 +0200, Greg KH wrote:
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> On Mon, Apr 01, 2019 at 02:05:32PM +0200, Christian Gromm wrote:
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> > This patch uses the device description to clearly identity a device
> > attached to the bus. It is needed as the currently useed mdevX
> > notation is not sufficiant in case more than one network
> > interface controller is being used at the same time.
> > 
> > Signed-off-by: Christian Gromm <christian.gromm at microchip.com>
> > ---
> > v2:
> > v3:
> > 
> >  drivers/staging/most/core.c | 2 +-
> >  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
> > 
> > diff --git a/drivers/staging/most/core.c
> > b/drivers/staging/most/core.c
> > index a5df53e..e0a6806 100644
> > --- a/drivers/staging/most/core.c
> > +++ b/drivers/staging/most/core.c
> > @@ -1467,7 +1467,7 @@ int most_register_interface(struct
> > most_interface *iface)
> >  
> >  	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&iface->p->channel_list);
> >  	iface->p->dev_id = id;
> > -	snprintf(iface->p->name, STRING_SIZE, "mdev%d", id);
> > +	strcpy(iface->p->name, iface->description);
> >  	iface->dev.init_name = iface->p->name;
> >  	iface->dev.bus = &mc.bus;
> >  	iface->dev.parent = &mc.dev;
> Is this a stand-alone bugfix that can be taken now and should also be
> added to the stable kernel trees?
> 

Stable trees? The driver is not present there.... yet.

> thanks,
> 
> greg k-h
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