Re: [PATCH 07/19] rtc: rtc-ps3: remove erroneous __init/__exit annotations

[Jingoo Han <jg1.han@samsung.com>]

On Thursday, February 28, 2013 5:56 PM, Geert Uytterhoeven wrote:
> 
> On Thu, Feb 28, 2013 at 9:41 AM, Jingoo Han <jg1.han@samsung.com> wrote:
> > __init/__exit annotations for probe()/remove() are supposed to be
> > __devinit/__devexit, because __init/__exit for probe()/remove()
> > are not correct. However, __devinit/__devexit are not used,
> > because CONFIG_HOTPLUG was removed. Thus, these annotations
> > should be removed.
> 
> Nack.
> 
> This driver does not use platform_driver_register(), but
> platform_driver_probe().
> Hence the .probe can only be called from platform_driver_probe()
> (which is __init),
> not at any later time.

Oops, you are right.
In this case, bind/unbind via sysfs is disabled.

Also, other drivers I sent for use platform_driver_probe().
So, my patchset is useless. 

Thank you for your comment :)


Best regards,
Jingoo Han

> 
> I did not check the other drivers you sent patches for.
> 
> > Signed-off-by: Jingoo Han <jg1.han@samsung.com>
> > ---
> >  drivers/rtc/rtc-ps3.c |    6 +++---
> >  1 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
> >
> > diff --git a/drivers/rtc/rtc-ps3.c b/drivers/rtc/rtc-ps3.c
> > index 968133c..8a24d11 100644
> > --- a/drivers/rtc/rtc-ps3.c
> > +++ b/drivers/rtc/rtc-ps3.c
> > @@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ static const struct rtc_class_ops ps3_rtc_ops = {
> >         .set_time = ps3_set_time,
> >  };
> >
> > -static int __init ps3_rtc_probe(struct platform_device *dev)
> > +static int ps3_rtc_probe(struct platform_device *dev)
> >  {
> >         struct rtc_device *rtc;
> >
> > @@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ static int __init ps3_rtc_probe(struct platform_device *dev)
> >         return 0;
> >  }
> >
> > -static int __exit ps3_rtc_remove(struct platform_device *dev)
> > +static int ps3_rtc_remove(struct platform_device *dev)
> >  {
> >         rtc_device_unregister(platform_get_drvdata(dev));
> >         return 0;
> > @@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ static struct platform_driver ps3_rtc_driver = {
> >                 .name = "rtc-ps3",
> >                 .owner = THIS_MODULE,
> >         },
> > -       .remove = __exit_p(ps3_rtc_remove),
> > +       .remove = ps3_rtc_remove,
> >  };
> >
> >  static int __init ps3_rtc_init(void)
> 
> Gr{oetje,eeting}s,
> 
>                         Geert
> 
> --
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> 
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