linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] regulator: Rename files for Maxim PMIC drivers

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Date:	Fri, 18 Mar 2016 09:31:03 +0900
From:	Chanwoo Choi <cw00.choi@...sung.com>
To:	Javier Martinez Canillas <javier@....samsung.com>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc:	Liam Girdwood <lgirdwood@...il.com>,
	Krzysztof Kozlowski <k.kozlowski@...sung.com>,
	Mark Brown <broonie@...nel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] regulator: Rename files for Maxim PMIC drivers

Hi Javier,

On 2016년 03월 18일 02:54, Javier Martinez Canillas wrote:
> Most Maxim PMIC regulator drivers are for sub-devices of Multi-Function
> Devices with drivers under drivers/mfd. But for many of these, the same
> object file name was used for both the MFD and the regulator drivers.
> 
> Having 2 different drivers with the same name causes a lot of confusion
> to Kbuild, specially if these are built as module since only one module
> will be installed and also exported symbols will be undefined due being
> overwritten by the other module during modpost.
> 
> For example, it fixes the following issue when both drivers are module:
> 
> $ make M=drivers/regulator/
>   ...
>   CC [M]  drivers/regulator//max14577.o
>   Building modules, stage 2.
>   MODPOST 1 modules
> WARNING: "maxim_charger_calc_reg_current" [drivers/regulator//max14577.ko] undefined!
> WARNING: "maxim_charger_currents" [drivers/regulator//max14577.ko] undefined!
> 
> Reported-by: Chanwoo Choi <cw00.choi@...sung.com>
> Signed-off-by: Javier Martinez Canillas <javier@....samsung.com>

Reviewed-by: Chanwoo Choi <cw00.choi@...sung.com>

Best Regards,
Chanwoo Choi

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