linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] iio: Move IIO Dummy Driver out of staging

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Date:	Tue, 13 Oct 2015 06:44:08 +0100
From:	Jonathan Cameron <jic23@...23.retrosnub.co.uk>
To:	Daniel Baluta <daniel.baluta@...el.com>,
	Jonathan Cameron <jic23@...nel.org>
CC:	Cristina Opriceana <cristina.opriceana@...il.com>,
	"linux-iio@...r.kernel.org" <linux-iio@...r.kernel.org>,
	"octavian.purdila@...el.com" <octavian.purdila@...el.com>,
	Hartmut Knaack <knaack.h@....de>,
	Lars-Peter Clausen <lars@...afoo.de>,
	Peter Meerwald <pmeerw@...erw.net>,
	Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] iio: Move IIO Dummy Driver out of staging



On 12 October 2015 18:59:57 BST, Daniel Baluta <daniel.baluta@...el.com> wrote:
><snip>
>
>>> +static unsigned instances = 1;
>>> +module_param(instances, uint, 0);
>
>One concern about this. We will still create a default number of
>'instances'
>when using configuration via configfs?
>
>I'm not sure we can remove this parameter once the module is moved
>out of staging, since we break the ABI (?)
I'm not that bothered about ABI breakage on this one. Not going to break anything
real after all!

>
>The rest looks good to me. I'm pretty sure that moving this out of
>staging
>will make the module more visible and people will jump with
>enhancements.
>
>
>thanks,
>Daniel
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