linux-kernel - [PATCH] Revert "core: platform: add warning if driver has no owner"

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Date:	Tue, 11 Nov 2014 00:49:25 +0100
From:	Wolfram Sang <wsa@...-dreams.de>
To:	Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Wolfram Sang <wsa@...-dreams.de>
Subject: [PATCH] Revert "core: platform: add warning if driver has no owner"

This is too noisy at the moment, triggered by codepaths not accessed on
our test-systems. Needs more investigation.

Signed-off-by: Wolfram Sang <wsa@...-dreams.de>
---
 drivers/base/driver.c | 3 ---
 1 file changed, 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/base/driver.c b/drivers/base/driver.c
index 6b10ff3bb410..9e29943e56ca 100644
--- a/drivers/base/driver.c
+++ b/drivers/base/driver.c
@@ -151,9 +151,6 @@ int driver_register(struct device_driver *drv)
 
 	BUG_ON(!drv->bus->p);
 
-	if (!drv->owner)
-		printk(KERN_WARNING "Driver '%s' needs an owner", drv->name);
-
 	if ((drv->bus->probe && drv->probe) ||
 	    (drv->bus->remove && drv->remove) ||
 	    (drv->bus->shutdown && drv->shutdown))
-- 
2.1.1

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