linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2] ata: pata_macio: Fix module autoload for OF platform driver

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Date:	Wed, 16 Sep 2015 20:58:05 +0200
From:	Luis de Bethencourt <luis@...ethencourt.com>
To:	Tejun Heo <tj@...nel.org>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz <b.zolnierkie@...sung.com>,
	linux-ide@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] ata: pata_macio: Fix module autoload for OF platform
 driver

On Wed, Sep 16, 2015 at 01:48:23PM -0400, Tejun Heo wrote:
> On Tue, Sep 15, 2015 at 06:31:14PM +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.
> > 
> > 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.
> > 
> > Link: https://lkml.org/lkml/2015/7/30/519
> > Signed-off-by: Luis de Bethencourt <luisbg@....samsung.com>
> 
> Where should this patch be applied?  for-4.4?  for-4.3-fixes w/ or w/o
> stable cc'd?
> 
> Thanks.
> 
> -- 
> tejun

Hi Tejun,

Other drivers with the same problem are applying this in 4.3-fixes.

I don't think it is critical enough to deserve a cc: Stable.

Thanks for review,
Luis
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