linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 00/19] driver:usb&net: add missing platform

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Date:	Tue, 21 May 2013 17:42:34 +0800
From:	Libo Chen <clbchenlibo.chen@...wei.com>
To:	Thomas Petazzoni <thomas.petazzoni@...e-electrons.com>
CC:	Gu Zheng <guz.fnst@...fujitsu.com>,
	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>, <libo.chen@...wei.com>,
	<gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>, <samuel@...tiz.org>,
	<stern@...land.harvard.edu>, <khc@...waw.pl>,
	<akpm@...ux-foundation.org>, <balbi@...com>,
	<sarah.a.sharp@...ux.intel.com>,
	<alexander.shishkin@...ux.intel.com>, <brudley@...adcom.com>,
	<linux-usb@...r.kernel.org>,
	<linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org>,
	<linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>, <lizefan@...wei.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 00/19] driver:usb&net: add missing platform_driver owner

On 2013/5/21 17:06, Thomas Petazzoni wrote:
> Dear Gu Zheng,
> 
> On Tue, 21 May 2013 16:00:19 +0800, Gu Zheng wrote:
> 
>>> Or, maybe make the existing module_platform_driver() macro do this?
>>
>> But not all the modules use module_platform_driver() macro to replace the module init/exit.
> 
> Then maybe it's a good opportunity to convert those ones to use
> module_platform_driver() ?
> 
> Thomas
> 

 In my opinion, not all modules can use module_platform_driver() macro to replace the module init/exit easily, like us3mc_init.

 Furthermore this work will touch various platforms and architectures, I am worried it is hard to *test* (compile and boot).

 What do you think?

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