linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 0/4] mfd: max77686: Allow the driver to be built as a module

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Date:	Mon, 15 Feb 2016 16:04:25 +0900
From:	Andi Shyti <andi.shyti@...sung.com>
To:	Javier Martinez Canillas <javier@....samsung.com>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-samsung-soc@...r.kernel.org,
	Krzysztof Kozlowski <k.kozlowski@...sung.com>,
	Lee Jones <lee.jones@...aro.org>,
	Laxman Dewangan <ldewangan@...dia.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/4] mfd: max77686: Allow the driver to be built as a module

I like all the four patches

Reviewed-by: Andi Shyti <andi.shyti@...sung.com>

Thanks,
Andi

On Fri, Feb 12, 2016 at 01:30:15AM -0300, Javier Martinez Canillas wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> The Maxim77802 PMIC driver uses a boolean Kconfig symbol but there isn't
> really a reason to require the driver to be built-in.
> 
> It is true that since the PMIC provides clocks and regulators that could
> be critical on a system, most integrators are not going to build it as a
> module but it could be useful for multi-platform or distribution kernels
> that support different systems by building as much as possible as module.
> 
> Besides this series, a patch for the max77686 regulator driver is needed
> or the MFD max77686 driver module won't be installed by kbuild. I didn't
> include the patch in this series to avoid cross-subsystems churn for the
> maintainers and also because I don't consider that a regression since it
> was not possible to build the driver as a module before anyways.
> 
> Also, all the defconfigs in mainline that enable the MFD max77686 driver
> Kconfig symbol are using =y of course so it shouldn't be an issue to get
> this set merged, before the max77686 regulator patch already posted [0].
> 
> [0]: https://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/8287431/
> 
> Best regards,
> Javier
> 
> 
> Javier Martinez Canillas (4):
>   mfd: max77686: Add max77802 to I2C device ID table
>   mfd: max77686: Use module_i2c_driver() instead of subsys initcall
>   mfd: max77686: Allow driver to be built as a module
>   mfd: max77686: Export OF module alias information
> 
>  drivers/mfd/Kconfig    |  4 ++--
>  drivers/mfd/max77686.c | 15 +++------------
>  2 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)
> 
> -- 
> 2.5.0
>