linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] booke_wdt: Fix build failure as a module

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Date:	Wed, 20 Aug 2014 09:29:10 -0400
From:	Pranith Kumar <bobby.prani@...il.com>
To:	Guenter Roeck <linux@...ck-us.net>
Cc:	Wim Van Sebroeck <wim@...ana.be>,
	"open list:WATCHDOG DEVICE D..." <linux-watchdog@...r.kernel.org>,
	open list <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] booke_wdt: Fix build failure as a module

On Wed, Aug 20, 2014 at 9:25 AM, Guenter Roeck <linux@...ck-us.net> wrote:
> On Tue, Aug 19, 2014 at 11:12:07PM -0400, Pranith Kumar wrote:
>> Building booke_wdt fails when trying to build as a module as there is no
>> early_param() in module. Fix by enclosing within MODULE check.
>>
> Might make more sense to replace the early_param with a normal module parameter.
> Taking the module parameter away if the driver is built as module seems to be
> a bit excessive.
>
> Any idea why early_param was chosen over a standard module parameter ?


I didn't really investigate. This showed up in a randconfig build
error. I will try to convert this to module param. Thanks!

-- 
Pranith
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