linux-kernel - Re: [linux-sunxi] Re: [PATCH] Input: axp20x-pek: Add module alias

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Date:	Thu, 6 Aug 2015 10:39:21 +0800
From:	Chen-Yu Tsai <wens@...e.org>
To:	Dmitry Torokhov <dmitry.torokhov@...il.com>
Cc:	Chen-Yu Tsai <wens@...e.org>, pebolle@...cali.nl,
	"linux-input@...r.kernel.org" <linux-input@...r.kernel.org>,
	linux-kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	linux-sunxi <linux-sunxi@...glegroups.com>,
	Carlo Caione <carlo@...one.org>,
	Hans de Goede <hdegoede@...hat.com>
Subject: Re: [linux-sunxi] Re: [PATCH] Input: axp20x-pek: Add module alias

On Wed, Aug 5, 2015 at 1:46 AM, Dmitry Torokhov
<dmitry.torokhov@...il.com> wrote:
> On Tue, Aug 04, 2015 at 05:04:55PM +0800, Chen-Yu Tsai wrote:
>> On Tue, Aug 4, 2015 at 4:42 PM, Paul Bolle <pebolle@...cali.nl> wrote:
>> > On ma, 2015-08-03 at 15:48 +0800, Chen-Yu Tsai wrote:
>> >> Add a proper module alias so the driver can be autoloaded when the
>> >> parent axp20x mfd driver registers its cells.
>> >>
>> >> Signed-off-by: Chen-Yu Tsai <wens@...e.org>
>> >
>> >> --- a/drivers/input/misc/axp20x-pek.c
>> >> +++ b/drivers/input/misc/axp20x-pek.c
>> >
>> >> +MODULE_ALIAS("platform:axp20x-pek");
>> >
>> > Should this eventually go into stable?
>> >
>> > The AXP20x Power Enable Key driver was added in v4.0, so this patch
>> > could currently be relevant for the v4.1.y tree. (In that tree a "parent
>> > MFD driver" appears to be present too.)
>>
>> (Since I forgot to add the stable tag,) I can submit it for inclusion
>> into stable after it's merged into Linus' tree.
>
> OTOH do we have many general users needing this driver as a
> automatically loaded module? If not that many then it is OK to just
> merge it in mainline and skip stable.

This is a driver for the power button found on most sunxi devices.
I assume distros would build this as a module, and most normal users
would want the power button to work out of the box.


ChenYu
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