linux-kernel - RE: [PATCH] pwm_lpss: Add support for PCI devices

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Date:	Tue, 15 Apr 2014 08:59:31 +0000
From:	"Chew, Chiau Ee" <chiau.ee.chew@...el.com>
To:	Mika Westerberg <mika.westerberg@...ux.intel.com>
CC:	"Li, Aubrey" <aubrey.li@...ux.intel.com>,
	Thierry Reding <thierry.reding@...il.com>,
	Alan Cox <alan@...ux.intel.com>,
	"linux-pwm@...r.kernel.org" <linux-pwm@...r.kernel.org>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: RE: [PATCH] pwm_lpss: Add support for PCI devices

> On Mon, Apr 14, 2014 at 02:05:25AM +0000, Chew, Chiau Ee wrote:
> > > >  MODULE_DESCRIPTION("PWM driver for Intel LPSS");
> > > >MODULE_AUTHOR("Mika  Westerberg
> > > ><mika.westerberg@...ux.intel.com>");
> > > >  MODULE_LICENSE("GPL v2");
> > > >  MODULE_ALIAS("platform:pwm-lpss");
> > >
> > > Looks a good idea to combine pci and acpi driver together.
> > > Since pci driver is added, here the alias need to be refined.
> > > Others look good.
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > > -Aubrey
> >
> > Ok. I will change it to MODULE_ALIAS("pci/platform:pwm-lpss");
> 
> Hmm, does that really work like that?
> 
> For PCI and ACPI you already have tables with MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE().
> 
> For pure platform driver (which is probably not going to be used) you nede to
> have MODULE_ALIAS() if you want modprobe to load it automagically.

Ok, looks like MODULE_ALIAS() is a redundant. I will remove it.
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