linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v3 1/5] libnvdimm: stop requiring a driver ->remove() method

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Date:	Fri, 20 May 2016 09:29:57 +0200
From:	Johannes Thumshirn <jthumshirn@...e.de>
To:	Dan Williams <dan.j.williams@...el.com>
Cc:	linux-nvdimm@...ts.01.org, linux-block@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, hch@....de
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 1/5] libnvdimm: stop requiring a driver ->remove()
 method

On Wed, May 18, 2016 at 01:56:11PM -0700, Dan Williams wrote:
> The dax_pmem driver was implementing an empty ->remove() method to
> satisfy the nvdimm bus driver that unconditionally calls ->remove().
> Teach the core bus driver to check if ->remove() is NULL to remove that
> requirement.
> 
> Reported-by: Johannes Thumshirn <jthumshirn@...e.de>
> Signed-off-by: Dan Williams <dan.j.williams@...el.com>

Looks good,
Reviewed-by: Johannes Thumshirn <jthumshirn@...e.de>

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