linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2] platform/x86: wmi-bmof: New driver to expose embedded Binary WMI MOF metadata

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Date:   Tue, 6 Jun 2017 10:02:01 -0700
From:   Darren Hart <dvhart@...radead.org>
To:     Pali Rohár <pali.rohar@...il.com>
Cc:     Andy Lutomirski <luto@...nel.org>,
        platform-driver-x86@...r.kernel.org,
        Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@...ux.intel.com>,
        Andy Lutomirski <luto@...capital.net>,
        Mario Limonciello <mario_limonciello@...l.com>,
        Rafael Wysocki <rjw@...ysocki.net>,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-acpi@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] platform/x86: wmi-bmof: New driver to expose embedded
 Binary WMI MOF metadata

On Tue, Jun 06, 2017 at 12:04:40PM +0200, Pali Rohár wrote:
> On Monday 05 June 2017 20:16:44 Andy Lutomirski wrote:
> > +#define WMI_BMOF_GUID "05901221-D566-11D1-B2F0-00A0C9062910"
> > +MODULE_ALIAS("wmi:" WMI_BMOF_GUID);
> 
> Cannot we generate MODULE_ALIAS from module_wmi_driver()? IIRC it is
> working for i2c drivers.

I could see this being automated since we always use wmi:GUID, but it isn't
currently. Happy to consider it as a follow on.

Do you have a specific i2c example you think we should consider following?

-- 
Darren Hart
VMware Open Source Technology Center