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

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Message-ID: <20130521184046.GA7827@kroah.com>
Date:	Tue, 21 May 2013 11:40:46 -0700
From:	Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
To:	Libo Chen <libo.chen@...wei.com>
Cc:	davem@...emloft.net, 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, thomas.petazzoni@...e-electrons.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 Tue, May 21, 2013 at 10:42:00AM +0800, Libo Chen wrote:
> I find a lot of mistakes using struct platform_driver without owner.
> So I pick up some of them including usb and net modules

Like others said, make the function call a macro that sets the module
owner in it, like all of the other major subsystem registration calls do
(usb_drivers, pci_drivers, etc.)

thanks,

greg k-h
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