linux-kernel - Re[2]: [PATCH v5 1/3] mfd: syscon: Removed support for unloading

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Date:	Sat, 23 Feb 2013 09:28:28 +0400
From:	Alexander Shiyan <shc_work@...l.ru>
To:	Stephen Warren <swarren@...dotorg.org>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>,
	Dong Aisheng <dong.aisheng@...aro.org>,
	Samuel Ortiz <sameo@...ux.intel.com>,
	Mark Brown <broonie@...nsource.wolfsonmicro.com>,
	Thierry Reding <thierry.reding@...onic-design.de>,
	Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
Subject: Re[2]: [PATCH v5 1/3] mfd: syscon: Removed support for unloading

> On 02/22/2013 10:15 PM, Alexander Shiyan wrote:
> > The driver can be used in various subsystems and therefore should not
> > be unloaded when it is defined in the kernel configuration, so remove
> > support for unloading it.
> 
> Why not fix the clients to module_get() at the appropriate times; then
> you could still allow unloading, couldn't you?

I has explain this before. Driver defined as "bool" and loaded via postcore_initcall.
Once loaded it should not be unloaded, in other case it have not way to be loaded back.
I am correctly understand your question?
Thanks.

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