linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] pch_phub: add message to notify installing pch

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Date:	Thu, 19 Jan 2012 17:01:36 +0900
From:	Tomoya MORINAGA <tomoya.rohm@...il.com>
To:	Greg KH <gregkh@...e.de>
Cc:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Alexander Stein <alexander.stein@...tec-electronic.com>,
	Denis Turischev <denis@...pulab.co.il>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, qi.wang@...el.com,
	yong.y.wang@...el.com, joel.clark@...el.com, kok.howg.ewe@...el.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH] pch_phub: add message to notify installing pch_phub

2012/1/19 Greg KH <gregkh@...e.de>:
> On Thu, Jan 19, 2012 at 11:22:24AM +0900, Tomoya MORINAGA wrote:
>> 2012/1/19 Greg KH <gregkh@...e.de>:
>> > No, I'm going to reject this, we have been _removing_ these types of
>> > garbage messages from drivers, please don't add new ones, it is
>> > pointless.
>> >
>>
>> You mean you can't allow only one-line driver installed message ?
>
> Nope, why are they needed, they are wasted space and time.
>
>> If yes, let me know your opinion about below.
>> How users can know the driver is installed or not ?
>
> They use the device and it works?
>
> That's all that is really needed, right? :)
>
> If that doesn't work, they can look in the module list, or in sysfs,
> like you said people already do today.  But why would they need to look,
> your driver should be automatically loaded already, no user should ever
> care about loading it.

OK.
I could agree with your opinion.

thanks, tomoya
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