linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 8/8] drivers/pinctrl: clean up samsung modular vs. non-modular distinctions

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Date:	Tue, 15 Mar 2016 09:20:40 -0400
From:	Paul Gortmaker <paul.gortmaker@...driver.com>
To:	Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@...aro.org>
CC:	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Tomasz Figa <tomasz.figa@...il.com>,
	Thomas Abraham <thomas.ab@...sung.com>,
	"linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org" 
	<linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org>,
	linux-samsung-soc <linux-samsung-soc@...r.kernel.org>,
	"linux-gpio@...r.kernel.org" <linux-gpio@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 8/8] drivers/pinctrl: clean up samsung modular vs.
 non-modular distinctions

[Re: [PATCH 8/8] drivers/pinctrl: clean up samsung modular vs. non-modular distinctions] On 15/03/2016 (Tue 09:50) Linus Walleij wrote:

> On Mon, Feb 29, 2016 at 9:48 PM, Paul Gortmaker
> <paul.gortmaker@...driver.com> wrote:
> 
> > Fixups here tend to be more all over the map vs. some of the other
> > repeated/systematic ones we've seen elsewhere.
> >
> > We remove module.h from code that isn't doing anything modular at
> > all;  if they have __init sections, then replace it with init.h
> >
> > A couple drivers have module_exit() code that is essentially orphaned,
> > and so we remove that.
> >
> > There are no module_init replacements, so we have no concerns wrt.
> > initcall ordering changes as per some of the other cleanups.
> >
> > Also note that MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE is a no-op for non-modular code.
> >
> > We also delete the MODULE_LICENSE tag etc. since all that information
> > was (or is now) contained at the top of the file in the comments.
> >
> > Cc: Tomasz Figa <tomasz.figa@...il.com>
> > Cc: Thomas Abraham <thomas.ab@...sung.com>
> > Cc: Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@...aro.org>
> > Cc: linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org
> > Cc: linux-samsung-soc@...r.kernel.org
> > Cc: linux-gpio@...r.kernel.org
> > Signed-off-by: Paul Gortmaker <paul.gortmaker@...driver.com>
> 
> This didn't make it in for v4.6 because noone provided ACKs.
> 
> Please resend the outstanding (rebased) demodularization patches
> after v4.6-rc1 and I will merge them no matter if I get ACKs or not,
> I will not wait for ACKs any longer than that.

Sounds good, will do that in ~2 wks.

Thanks,
Paul.
--

> 
> Yours,
> Linus Walleij