linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] acer-wmi: add error checks in module

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Date:	Mon, 22 Sep 2008 11:25:43 +0900
From:	Akinobu Mita <akinobu.mita@...il.com>
To:	Carlos Corbacho <carlos@...angeworlds.co.uk>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, greg@...ah.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH] acer-wmi: add error checks in module_init

On Sun, Sep 21, 2008 at 06:53:19PM +0100, Carlos Corbacho wrote:
> On Sunday 21 September 2008 15:29:59 Akinobu Mita wrote:
> > This patch fixes these bugs by using platform_device_register_simple()
> 
> [Adding Greg KH to CC - 2nd time lucky...]
> 
> Last I heard, platform_device_register_simple() was in the process of being 
> deprecated and then slated for future removal. Has this changed?

I didn't know about that plan. But if platform_device_alloc/add is
more preferable API than platform_device_register_simple().
I'll amend those patches and resend them.
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