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Date: Tue, 14 Oct 2014 11:47:57 +0530 From: Kiran Padwal <kiran.padwal@...rtplayin.com> To: Mark Brown <broonie@...nel.org> CC: linux-spi@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-arm-msm@...r.kernel.org Subject: Re: [PATCH 3/3] spi: qup: Remove .owner field for driver On Monday 13 October 2014 06:39 PM, Mark Brown wrote: > On Thu, Oct 09, 2014 at 01:12:08PM +0530, Kiran Padwal wrote: >> There is no need to init .owner field. >> >> Based on the patch from Peter Griffin <peter.griffin@...aro.org> >> "mmc: remove .owner field for drivers using module_platform_driver" >> >> This patch removes the superfluous .owner field for drivers which >> use the module_platform_driver API, as this is overridden in >> platform_driver_register anyway." > > Two problems: > - I'm missing patches 1 and 2. These patches are same like this one, [1] https://lkml.org/lkml/2014/10/9/58 [2] https://lkml.org/lkml/2014/10/9/52 > - This only changes one driver but essentially every SPI driver > initializes .owner - why is only thi sone driver being changed? > Nothing more intention, but just remove superfluous .owner field for drivers which use the module_platform_driver API, as this is overridden in platform_driver_register anyway. Thanks, --Kiran -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@...r.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
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