linux-kernel - [PATCH 0/5] x86: remove modular references from non modular code

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Date:	Sun, 14 Feb 2016 18:09:51 -0500
From:	Paul Gortmaker <paul.gortmaker@...driver.com>
To:	<linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
CC:	Paul Gortmaker <paul.gortmaker@...driver.com>,
	"Bryan O'Donoghue" <pure.logic@...us-software.ie>,
	Ed Wildgoose <kernel@...dgooses.com>,
	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>, Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>,
	Philip Prindeville <philipp@...fish-solutions.com>,
	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>, <x86@...nel.org>
Subject: [PATCH 0/5] x86: remove modular references from non modular code

My audit of i386 allmodconfig found these instances of non-modular
code needlessly using the modular equivalents of their built-in
counterparts.

In fixing that, we get rid of some dead code, make the mandate of
the remaining code more clear, and leave behind better examples
for future platform code to copy/emulate.

Several of them are trivial, in that there is no binary output
change.  A couple others have dead code removal so the binary
output will be slightly smaller.   We've done a direct mapping
of module_init --> device_initcall in each instance, so there is
no initcall reordering risks here.  Overall, in all cases, the
runtime should be completely unchanged.

Where others have deployed module_param() already, we have to
leave it, because there is no equivalent builtin_param (not yet)
and we have to remain compatible with existing bootarg users.

Paul.
---

Cc: Bryan O'Donoghue <pure.logic@...us-software.ie>
Cc: Ed Wildgoose <kernel@...dgooses.com>
Cc: "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>
Cc: Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>
Cc: Philip Prindeville <philipp@...fish-solutions.com>
Cc: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>
Cc: x86@...nel.org

Paul Gortmaker (5):
  x86: make platform/intel-quark/imr.c explicitly non-modular
  x86: make platform/intel-quark/imr_selftest.c explicitly non-modular
  x86: make platform/geode/geos.c explicitly non-modular
  x86: make platform/geode/alix.c explicitly non-modular
  x86: make platform/geode/net5501.c explicitly non-modular

 arch/x86/platform/geode/alix.c               | 14 +++++------
 arch/x86/platform/geode/geos.c               |  8 +------
 arch/x86/platform/geode/net5501.c            |  8 +------
 arch/x86/platform/intel-quark/imr.c          | 35 ++--------------------------
 arch/x86/platform/intel-quark/imr_selftest.c | 15 ++----------
 5 files changed, 13 insertions(+), 67 deletions(-)

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