linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/6] driver-core: platform: Provide helpers for multi-driver modules

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Date:	Mon, 28 Sep 2015 12:19:12 -0700
From:	Eric Anholt <eric@...olt.net>
To:	Daniel Vetter <daniel@...ll.ch>,
	Thierry Reding <thierry.reding@...il.com>
Cc:	dri-devel <dri-devel@...ts.freedesktop.org>,
	Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
	Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/6] driver-core: platform: Provide helpers for multi-driver modules

Daniel Vetter <daniel@...ll.ch> writes:

> On Thu, Sep 24, 2015 at 7:02 PM, Thierry Reding
> <thierry.reding@...il.com> wrote:
>> From: Thierry Reding <treding@...dia.com>
>>
>> Some modules register several sub-drivers. Provide a helper that makes
>> it easy to register and unregister a list of sub-drivers, as well as
>> unwind properly on error.
>>
>> Cc: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
>> Signed-off-by: Thierry Reding <treding@...dia.com>
>
> I raised this already on irc but let's do it here too for the record:
> Eric Anholt has a very similar thing (but in drm only) with the
> addition of also integrating with the component framework:
>
> http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/dri-devel/2015-September/090449.html
>
> Having something that works for everyone (so includes msm and can be
> used for vc4 too) would be great. Adding Eric.

I'm not sure if I should be providing a Reviewed-by here, but I like
this patch.  It obsoletes part of my patch series, and I look forward to
using it in my driver.

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