Hi!

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That sounds like fun. Changing bq27200-0 to bq27200_0 is Forbidden by
the ABI Police, but taking the entire device away is ok.

Changing bq27200-0 to bq27200_0 is forbidden in -rc6 time. If you
believe noone depends on the name, argue your case, and it might be
possible to change it in -rc0.

If someone uses the name, they care about the device, and you can't
take it away.

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No. IMO, it depends on if the interface is used or not.
If hwmon I/F is used, we can not take it away, nor change its name.

Even if the use doesn't depend on that name ?

If the use doesn't depend on the name, you may get away with changing
the name. (But not in -rc6.)

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If thermal zone I/F is used, we can not change it's 'type' name to be
compatible with new hwmon API.

You mean you can not fix the name to be compatible with libsensors.

Makes me wonder if there shouldn't be a rule that exploits must not
be fixed if already exploited.

That is not useful argumentation.
									Pavel

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