linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] acpi_i2c: set MODULE_LICENSE, MODULE_AUTHOR, and MODULE

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Message-ID: <20130820080008.GE4587@cantor.us.oracle.com>
Date:	Tue, 20 Aug 2013 01:00:08 -0700
From:	Jerry Snitselaar <jerry.snitselaar@...cle.com>
To:	Mika Westerberg <mika.westerberg@...ux.intel.com>
Cc:	"Rafael J. Wysocki" <rjw@...k.pl>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-acpi@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] acpi_i2c: set MODULE_LICENSE, MODULE_AUTHOR, and
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION

On Tue Aug 20 13, Mika Westerberg wrote:
> On Mon, Aug 19, 2013 at 08:34:03PM -0700, Jerry Snitselaar wrote:
> > On Tue Aug 20 13, Rafael J. Wysocki wrote:
> > > On Monday, August 19, 2013 04:35:29 PM Jerry Snitselaar wrote:
> > > > On Tue Aug 20 13, Rafael J. Wysocki wrote:
> > > > > On Monday, August 19, 2013 09:16:14 AM Mika Westerberg wrote:
> > > > > > On Fri, Aug 16, 2013 at 06:26:35PM -0700, Jerry Snitselaar wrote:
> > > > > > > Without MODULE_LICENSE set, I get the following with modprobe:
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > acpi_i2c: module license 'unspecified' taints kernel.
> > > > > > > acpi_i2c: Unknown symbol i2c_new_device (err 0)
> > > > > > > acpi_i2c: Unknown symbol acpi_dev_get_resources (err 0)
> > > > > > > acpi_i2c: Unknown symbol acpi_dev_resource_interrupt (err 0)
> > > > > > > acpi_i2c: Unknown symbol acpi_dev_free_resource_list (err 0)
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > Signed-off-by: Jerry Snitselaar <jerry.snitselaar@...cle.com>
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > Looks good to me.
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > Acked-by: Mika Westerbeg <mika.westerberg@...ux.intel.com>
> > > > > 
> > > > > Well, OK, but do we need to be able to build that as a module?
> > > > > 
> > > > > Maybe it should just be yes or no?
> > > > > 
> > > > > Rafael
> > > > > 
> > > > 
> > > > Perhaps have depends on I2C=y and be a bool instead of tristate?
> > > 
> > > Yes, that's the idea.
> > > 
> > Does this look okay Mika?
> > 
> > [PATCH] acpi_i2c: do not build as loadable module
> > 
> > Change from tristate to bool, and depend on I2C=y
> 
> I'm not sure about this. Does the below mean that we can't build the ACPI
> I2C enumeration at all if I2C core is compiled as module?

Yes, that was what Rafael was suggesting. If the ability to compile as
a module if I2C is a module is needed, then we need the 1st patch.

Jerry

> 
> > 
> > Signed-off-by: Jerry Snitselaar <jerry.snitselaar@...cle.com>
> > ---
> >  drivers/acpi/Kconfig | 5 +++--
> >  1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
> > 
> > diff --git a/drivers/acpi/Kconfig b/drivers/acpi/Kconfig
> > index 100bd72..183a309 100644
> > --- a/drivers/acpi/Kconfig
> > +++ b/drivers/acpi/Kconfig
> > @@ -181,8 +181,9 @@ config ACPI_DOCK
> >           drive bays such as the IBM Ultrabay and the Dell Module Bay.
> >  
> >  config ACPI_I2C
> > -       def_tristate I2C
> > -       depends on I2C
> > +       bool "I2C"
> > +       depends on I2C=y
> > +       default n
> >         help
> >           ACPI I2C enumeration support.
> >  
> > -- 
> > 1.8.4.rc3.2.g2c2b664
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