linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v3] x86/iosf: Make IOSF driver modular and usable by more drivers

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Message-ID: <536A67B8.1080805@zytor.com>
Date:	Wed, 07 May 2014 10:04:56 -0700
From:	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>
To:	One Thousand Gnomes <gnomes@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>,
	"David E. Box" <david.e.box@...ux.intel.com>
CC:	tglx@...utronix.de, mingo@...hat.com, x86@...nel.org,
	rafael.j.wysocki@...el.com, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	kristen.c.accardi@...el.com, jacob.jun.pan@...ux.intel.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3] x86/iosf: Make IOSF driver modular and usable by more
 drivers

On 05/07/2014 09:48 AM, One Thousand Gnomes wrote:
> On Fri,  2 May 2014 10:36:39 -0700
>> +bool iosf_mbi_available(void)
>> +{
>> +	return mbi_pdev;
>> +}
>> +EXPORT_SYMBOL(iosf_mbi_available);
> 
> Probably worth a follow up patch that comments this so the assumption
> that iosf can never be unloaded or hot-unplugged is clear.
> 

When you say unloaded you mean the module or the hardware?

	-hpa


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