linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 7/9] phy: remove .owner field for drivers using module_platform

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Date:	Thu, 18 Sep 2014 11:02:46 +0530
From:	Kishon Vijay Abraham I <kishon@...com>
To:	Peter Griffin <peter.griffin@...aro.org>
CC:	<linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org>,
	<linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>, <kgene.kim@...sung.com>,
	<maxime.ripard@...e-electrons.com>,
	<linux-samsung-soc@...r.kernel.org>, <patches@...aro.org>,
	<lee.jones@...aro.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 7/9] phy: remove .owner field for drivers using module_platform_driver



On Thursday 18 September 2014 12:34 AM, Peter Griffin wrote:
> Hi Kishon,
> 
> On Wed, 17 Sep 2014, Kishon Vijay Abraham I wrote:
> 
>> Hi,
>>
>> On Friday 15 August 2014 06:10 PM, Peter Griffin wrote:
>>> This patch removes the superflous .owner field for drivers which
>>> use the module_platform_driver or platform_driver_register api,
>>> as this is overriden in __platform_driver_register.
>>>
>>> Signed-off-by: Peter Griffin <peter.griffin@...aro.org>
> 
> <snip>
>>>  drivers/phy/phy-twl4030-usb.c       | 1 -
>>
>> twl4030-usb doesn't use module_platform_driver. Care to resend this patch
>> along? I've merged all other patches in this series.
> 
> That is true, but it does use platform_driver_register  whih overrides .owner.
> So the patch is stil good I think (fyi see include/linux/platform_device.h).

Indeed. Will merge this one.

Thanks
Kishon
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