linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] ata: pata_macio: Fix module autoload for OF platform driver

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Message-ID: <20150915155210.GG2905@mtj.duckdns.org>
Date:	Tue, 15 Sep 2015 11:52:10 -0400
From:	Tejun Heo <tj@...nel.org>
To:	Luis de Bethencourt <luis@...ethencourt.com>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz <b.zolnierkie@...sung.com>,
	linux-ide@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] ata: pata_macio: Fix module autoload for OF platform
 driver

On Tue, Sep 15, 2015 at 05:45:52PM +0200, Luis de Bethencourt wrote:
> This platform driver has a OF device ID table but the OF module
> alias information is not created so module autoloading won't work.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Luis de Bethencourt <luisbg@....samsung.com>
> ---
> 
> Hello,
> 
> This patch adds the missing MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE() for OF to export
> that information so modules have the correct aliases built-in and
> autoloading works correctly.
> 
> A longer explanation by Javier Canillas can be found here:
> https://lkml.org/lkml/2015/7/30/519

Can you please include that in the patch description?  Or at least add
Link: tag?  Also, should this be routed through -stable?

Thanks.

-- 
tejun
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