linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 3/4] fix module autoloading for ACPI enumerated devices

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Message-ID: <20140116122819.GO15567@sirena.org.uk>
Date:	Thu, 16 Jan 2014 12:28:19 +0000
From:	Mark Brown <broonie@...nel.org>
To:	Zhang Rui <rui.zhang@...el.com>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-acpi@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-i2c@...r.kernel.org, linux-spi@...r.kernel.org,
	wsa@...-dreams.de, gregkh@...uxfoundation.org,
	rafael.j.wysocki@...el.com, grant.likely@...aro.org,
	rob.herring@...xeda.com, jarkko.nikula@...ux.intel.com,
	mika.westerberg@...ux.intel.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH 3/4] fix module autoloading for ACPI enumerated devices

On Tue, Jan 14, 2014 at 04:46:37PM +0800, Zhang Rui wrote:
> ACPI enumerated devices has ACPI style _HID and _CID strings,
> all of these strings can be used for both driver loading and matching.
> 
> Currently, in Platform, I2C and SPI bus, the ACPI style driver matching
> is supported by invoking acpi_driver_match_device() in bus .match() callback.
> But, the module autoloading is still broken.

Acked-by: Mark Brown <broonie@...aro.org>

modulo the PAGE_SIZE stuff Mika noted - unless this changes radically
please just assume I'm OK with it.

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