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From: Chen-Yu Tsai <wens@csie.org>
Date: Tue, 2 May 2017 10:09:52 +0800
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Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/2] [PATCH 2/2] iio: adc: sun4i-gpadc-iio: Fix module
 autoload when OF devices are registered
To: Eduardo Molinas <edu.molinas@gmail.com>
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On Tue, May 2, 2017 at 6:45 AM, Eduardo Molinas <edu.molinas@gmail.com> wrote:
> If the driver is built as a module, it won't be autloaded if the devices
> are registered via OF code because the OF device table
> entries are not exported as aliases
>
> Before the patch:
> $ modinfo drivers/iio/adc/sun4i-gpadc-iio.ko | grep alias
> alias:          platform:sun6i-a31-gpadc-iio
> alias:          platform:sun5i-a13-gpadc-iio
> alias:          platform:sun4i-a10-gpadc-iio
>
> After the patch:
> $ modinfo drivers/iio/adc/sun4i-gpadc-iio.ko | grep alias
> alias:          of:N*T*Callwinner,sun8i-a33-thsC*
> alias:          of:N*T*Callwinner,sun8i-a33-ths
> alias:          platform:sun6i-a31-gpadc-iio
> alias:          platform:sun5i-a13-gpadc-iio
> alias:          platform:sun4i-a10-gpadc-iio
>
> Signed-off-by: Eduardo Molinas <edu.molinas@gmail.com>

Acked-by: Chen-Yu Tsai <wens@csie.org>

Can we merge this as a fix for 4.12?