linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] power_supply: change the way how wm97xx-bat driver is registered

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Date:	Sun, 2 Nov 2008 23:36:58 +0300
From:	Dmitry <dbaryshkov@...il.com>
To:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc:	cbou@...l.ru, "Andrew Morton" <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	"Dmitry Baryshkov" <dbaryshkov@...il.com>,
	"Marek Vasut" <marek.vasut@...il.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] power_supply: change the way how wm97xx-bat driver is registered

2008/10/29 Dmitry Baryshkov <dbaryshkov@...il.com>:
> Do register the driver from wm97xx_bat_set_pdata instead of module init.
> This has several positive outcome points:
> 1) This driver for wm97xx-battery is now registered on demand, thus allowing
>  other driver (e.g. tosa-battery) to claim the battery.
> 2) After dropping __init from wm97xx_bat_set_pdata(), the wm97xx_bat driver
>  can be correctly built as a module. Then one can request it and set the
>  battery data.
>
> Signed-off-by: Dmitry Baryshkov <dbaryshkov@...il.com>
> Cc: Marek Vasut <marek.vasut@...il.com>
> ---
>  drivers/power/Kconfig          |    4 ++--
>  drivers/power/wm97xx_battery.c |   12 +++++-------
>  include/linux/wm97xx_batt.h    |    7 +++++--
>  3 files changed, 12 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-)

What about this patch?


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With best wishes
Dmitry
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