netdev - Re: [PATCH v11 net-next 3/9] pinctrl: ocelot: allow pinctrl-ocelot to be loaded as a module

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Message-ID: <20220628182535.GC855398@euler>
Date:   Tue, 28 Jun 2022 11:25:35 -0700
From:   Colin Foster <colin.foster@...advantage.com>
To:     Andy Shevchenko <andy.shevchenko@...il.com>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH v11 net-next 3/9] pinctrl: ocelot: allow pinctrl-ocelot
 to be loaded as a module

Hi Andy,

On Tue, Jun 28, 2022 at 02:53:49PM +0200, Andy Shevchenko wrote:
> On Tue, Jun 28, 2022 at 10:17 AM Colin Foster
> <colin.foster@...advantage.com> wrote:
> >
> > Work is being done to allow external control of Ocelot chips. When pinctrl
> > drivers are used internally, it wouldn't make much sense to allow them to
> > be loaded as modules. In the case where the Ocelot chip is controlled
> > externally, this scenario becomes practical.
> 
> ...
> 
> >  builtin_platform_driver(ocelot_pinctrl_driver);
> 
> This contradicts the logic behind this change. Perhaps you need to
> move to module_platform_driver(). (Yes, I think functionally it won't
> be any changes if ->remove() is not needed, but for the sake of
> logical correctness...)

I'll do this. Thanks.

Process question: If I make this change is it typical to remove all
Reviewed-By tags? I assume "yes"

> 
> -- 
> With Best Regards,
> Andy Shevchenko