Re: [PATCH V3 02/10] init.h: Fix the __setup_param() macro for module build

From: Arnd Bergmann <arnd@arndb.de>
To: Anson Huang <anson.huang@nxp.com>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH V3 02/10] init.h: Fix the __setup_param() macro for module build
Date: Mon, 29 Jun 2020 13:58:17 +0200	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <CAK8P3a3igMrRNa1oR=d=9A-YNAmb+LXNRbwBk9zuJZq5tfvr9Q@mail.gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <DB3PR0402MB3916BA91E0F44EA5DAD6BF26F56E0@DB3PR0402MB3916.eurprd04.prod.outlook.com>

On Mon, Jun 29, 2020 at 1:40 PM Anson Huang <anson.huang@nxp.com> wrote:
> > Subject: Re: [PATCH V3 02/10] init.h: Fix the __setup_param() macro for
> > module build
> >
> > On Mon, Jun 29, 2020 at 8:06 AM Anson Huang <Anson.Huang@nxp.com>
> > wrote:
> > >
> > > Keep __setup_param() to use same parameters for both built in and
> > > built as module, it can make the drivers which call it easier when the
> > > drivers can be built in or built as module.
> > >
> > > Signed-off-by: Anson Huang <Anson.Huang@nxp.com>
> >
> > I wonder if we should instead drop the __setup() and __setup_param()
> > definitions from the #else block here. This was clearly not used anywhere, and
> > it sounds like any possible user is broken and should be changed to not use
> > __setup() anyway.
> >
>
>
> It makes sense to drop the __setup() and __serup_param() in the #else block,
> just use one definition for all cases, if no one objects, I will remove them in next patch series.

Ok, sounds good. Note that there may be users of the plain __setup() that
just get turned into nops right now. Usually those are already enclosed in
"#ifndef MODULE", but if they are not, then removing the definition would cause
a build error.

Have a look if you can find such instances, and either change the patch to
add the missing "#ifndef MODULE" checks, or just drop the __setup_param()
and leave the __setup() if it gets too complicated.

       Arnd

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