linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH V2 3/3] pinctrl: Add Pistachio SoC pin control driver

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Date:	Tue, 31 Mar 2015 20:55:08 +0200
From:	Paul Bolle <pebolle@...cali.nl>
To:	Andrew Bresticker <abrestic@...omium.org>
Cc:	Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@...aro.org>,
	Alexandre Courbot <gnurou@...il.com>,
	Ralf Baechle <ralf@...ux-mips.org>,
	"devicetree@...r.kernel.org" <devicetree@...r.kernel.org>,
	"linux-gpio@...r.kernel.org" <linux-gpio@...r.kernel.org>,
	Linux-MIPS <linux-mips@...ux-mips.org>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Ezequiel Garcia <ezequiel.garcia@...tec.com>,
	James Hartley <james.hartley@...tec.com>,
	James Hogan <james.hogan@...tec.com>,
	Damien Horsley <Damien.Horsley@...tec.com>,
	Govindraj Raja <govindraj.raja@...tec.com>,
	Kevin Cernekee <cernekee@...omium.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH V2 3/3] pinctrl: Add Pistachio SoC pin control driver

Hi Andrew,

On Tue, 2015-03-31 at 11:37 -0700, Andrew Bresticker wrote:
> I have no immediate plans to make this a module, but since the changes
> to make it buildable as a module have no overhead (at least I think
> they don't!) I'd prefer to leave them in for consistency and to
> eliminate any need for these changes in the future.

The people reading the code or reviewing the patch might wonder, just
like I did, about the mismatch between the code and the Kconfig symbol.

Dead code - even if it's easily dealt with during the build - shouldn't
be added without a clear benefit. And I don't think consistency or doing
now what might be done in the future bring enough benefits.

> I'll leave it up to LinusW though.

Right, it's Linus decision.

Thanks,


Paul Bolle

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