linux-kernel - [PATCH 09/12] DMAENGINE: remove pointless module safeguard on PL08X

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Message-ID: <1283256734-3408-10-git-send-email-linus.walleij@stericsson.com>
Date:	Tue, 31 Aug 2010 14:12:11 +0200
From:	Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@...ricsson.com>
To:	Dan Williams <dan.j.williams@...el.com>,
	<linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org>, <yuanyabin1978@...a.com>
Cc:	<linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@...ricsson.com>
Subject: [PATCH 09/12] DMAENGINE: remove pointless module safeguard on PL08X

The PL08X driver safeguards itself from being compiled as a module
for no reason: the Kconfig option is a bool anyway.

Signed-off-by: Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@...ricsson.com>
---
 drivers/dma/amba-pl08x.c |   12 ------------
 1 files changed, 0 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/dma/amba-pl08x.c b/drivers/dma/amba-pl08x.c
index a7ce08e..f80fc4b 100644
--- a/drivers/dma/amba-pl08x.c
+++ b/drivers/dma/amba-pl08x.c
@@ -130,18 +130,6 @@ struct pl08x_driver_data {
 	spinlock_t lock;
 };
 
-#ifdef MODULE
-
-# error "AMBA PL08X DMA CANNOT BE COMPILED AS A LOADABLE MODULE AT PRESENT"
-
-/*
-	a) Some devices might make use of DMA during boot
-	   (esp true for DMAENGINE implementation)
-	b) Memory allocation will need much more attention
-	   before load/unload can be supported
- */
-#endif
-
 /*
  * PL08X specific defines
  */
-- 
1.6.3.3

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