linux-kernel - Re: [RFC] drop owner assignment from platform

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Date:	Sun, 12 Oct 2014 07:51:46 +0200
From:	Wolfram Sang <wsa@...-dreams.de>
To:	Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
Cc:	Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>,
	linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org,
	Russell King - ARM Linux <linux@....linux.org.uk>,
	kernel-janitors@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	cocci@...teme.lip6.fr
Subject: Re: [RFC] drop owner assignment from platform_drivers


> I missed the one code path you pointed out, and that should be fixed,
> but that doesn't mean that the original patch should be reverted, as it
> is the way we want things to be, let's just fix up the bug and move on.

OK, that is a clear statement.

So, what is your opinion on the original cleanup series removing
unnecessary '.owner = THIS_MODULE' lines in drivers? Helpful? Noise?

Thanks,

   Wolfram


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