linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2] coresight: replicator: Use module_platform

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Date:	Fri, 10 Jul 2015 21:21:24 +0530
From:	Vaishali Thakkar <vthakkar1994@...il.com>
To:	Mathieu Poirier <mathieu.poirier@...aro.org>
Cc:	Paul Bolle <pebolle@...cali.nl>,
	"linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org" 
	<linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] coresight: replicator: Use module_platform_driver

On Fri, Jul 10, 2015 at 8:00 PM, Mathieu Poirier
<mathieu.poirier@...aro.org> wrote:
> On 10 July 2015 at 05:47, Vaishali Thakkar <vthakkar1994@...il.com> wrote:
>> On Fri, Jul 10, 2015 at 2:30 PM, Paul Bolle <pebolle@...cali.nl> wrote:
>>> On vr, 2015-07-10 at 08:53 +0530, Vaishali Thakkar wrote:
>>>> I thought about this solution before sending this patch. But I was not
>>>> sure about it. Thanks for the explanation. I will send v3 with this
>>>> change.
>>>>
>>>> Can I add Suggested By: Paul Bolle <pebolle@...cali.nl>
>>>
>>> That should be "Suggested-by:". The net effect would be that, if my
>>> suggestion turns out to be unwise, fan mail will also hit my INBOX,
>>> right? Anyhow, fine with me.
>>
>> Ok. Thanks.
>>
>>> By the way, there's more module specific stuff in
>>> drivers/hwtracing/coresight/. And there's no tristate symbol to be found
>>> in its Kconfig file. So I'd guess there are a few other cleanups
>>> possible too, if someone cared enough to have a closer look at that.
>>>
>>
>> Yes. It seems that introducing something like builtin_amba_driver()
>> can be useful for files which are using module_amba_driver now . But I'm
>> not sure if Mathieu is ok with it or not? If it seems useful to him, then I
>> can go for it.
>
> The ETB drivers could use a "module_amba_driver()"...

Why? Is there any specific reason behind this?
How about other drivers?? Will it be beneficial to introduce
builtin_amba_driver() for the others?

Thank You.

>>
>>>
>>> Paul Bolle
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Vaishali



-- 
Vaishali
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