From: Lee Jones <lee.jones@linaro.org>
To: Paul Bolle <pebolle@tiscali.nl>
Cc: linux-arm-kernel@lists.infradead.org,
linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, kernel@stlinux.com,
jassisinghbrar@gmail.com, devicetree@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 3/6] mailbox: Add support for ST's Mailbox IP
Date: Thu, 30 Jul 2015 14:31:20 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20150730133120.GA3208@x1> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <1438260522.25464.12.camel@tiscali.nl>
On Thu, 30 Jul 2015, Paul Bolle wrote:
> On do, 2015-07-30 at 12:45 +0100, Lee Jones wrote:
> > On Wed, 29 Jul 2015, Paul Bolle wrote:
> > > Besides, if I read sti_max_probe() correctly, without OF support
> > > loading
> > > this module won't accomplish much. So what would another way of
> > > autoloading this module buy you?
> >
> > I think this line can be safely removed.
>
> Looking at this patch a little more I notice there's no line reading
> MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE(of, sti_mailbox_match);
>
> The three mailbox drivers that currently support OF do have such a line.
> So "another way of autoloading" was rather sloppy as now I don't see how
> this driver, if build as a module, will get auto-loaded. Maybe there's
> an auto-loading mechanism that I'm not aware of here. Or perhaps auto
> -loading is not needed.
>
> Similar question for patch 5/6 and the lack of a line reading
> MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE(of, mbox_test_match);
Yes, both of those lines should be present.
FYW, I don't test these drivers as modules and have no desire to. I
always build everything into a single kernel binary, so any feedback
regarding the module enabling code is appreciated.
--
Lee Jones
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next prev parent reply other threads:[~2015-07-30 13:31 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 35+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2015-07-27 9:44 [PATCH v2 0/6] Mailbox: Provide support STi based platforms Lee Jones
2015-07-27 9:44 ` [PATCH v2 1/6] mailbox: dt: Supply bindings for ST's Mailbox IP Lee Jones
2015-07-27 9:44 ` [PATCH v2 2/6] mailbox: dt-bindings: Add shared [driver <=> device tree] defines Lee Jones
2015-08-10 6:58 ` Jassi Brar
2015-08-10 8:24 ` Lee Jones
2015-08-10 8:47 ` Jassi Brar
2015-08-12 8:53 ` Lee Jones
2015-08-12 10:16 ` Jassi Brar
2015-08-12 10:43 ` Lee Jones
2015-07-27 9:44 ` [PATCH v2 3/6] mailbox: Add support for ST's Mailbox IP Lee Jones
2015-07-28 22:06 ` Paul Bolle
2015-07-30 11:45 ` Lee Jones
2015-07-30 12:48 ` Paul Bolle
2015-07-30 13:31 ` Lee Jones [this message]
2015-08-13 15:40 ` Jassi Brar
2015-08-14 6:33 ` Lee Jones
2015-08-14 7:39 ` Jassi Brar
2015-08-14 10:41 ` Lee Jones
2015-07-27 9:44 ` [PATCH v2 4/6] ARM: STi: stih407-family: Add nodes for Mailbox Lee Jones
2015-07-27 9:44 ` [PATCH v2 5/6] mailbox: Add generic mechanism for testing Mailbox Controllers Lee Jones
2015-08-10 6:45 ` Jassi Brar
2015-08-12 10:23 ` Lee Jones
2015-08-13 8:51 ` Jassi Brar
2015-08-13 9:19 ` Lee Jones
2015-08-13 10:01 ` Jassi Brar
2015-08-13 10:23 ` Lee Jones
2015-08-13 10:41 ` Jassi Brar
2015-08-13 11:00 ` Lee Jones
2015-08-13 11:10 ` Jassi Brar
2015-08-13 11:40 ` Lee Jones
2015-08-13 12:47 ` Jassi Brar
2015-08-13 13:07 ` Lee Jones
2015-08-13 13:46 ` Jassi Brar
2015-08-13 14:26 ` Lee Jones
2015-07-27 9:44 ` [PATCH v2 6/6] ARM: STi: DT: STiH407: Enable Mailbox testing facility Lee Jones
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