> Just rename it to match the IP block used.

There are zillions of IP blocks that have that interface, how exactly do
you propose to rename it.

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> That removes all confusion.  Engineers will
>  be able to know more easily whether this
> driver is even relevant to them.

Not unless its got a name about 1000 characters long listing all the
devices it might drive - and changes name weekly.
 
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> An example might be "amba-9999 (a made-up
> number, likely not matching a GPIO controller).

What's wrong with a sensible generic name like gpio-mmio-table ?

Alan
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