linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 7/9] pinctrl: zynq: make it explicitly non-modular

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Date:	Tue, 7 Jun 2016 09:15:39 +0200
From:	Michal Simek <michal.simek@...inx.com>
To:	Paul Gortmaker <paul.gortmaker@...driver.com>,
	<linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
CC:	Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@...aro.org>,
	Michal Simek <michal.simek@...inx.com>,
	Sören Brinkmann <soren.brinkmann@...inx.com>,
	<linux-gpio@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 7/9] pinctrl: zynq: make it explicitly non-modular

On 7.6.2016 04:43, Paul Gortmaker wrote:
> The Kconfig currently controlling compilation of this code is:
> 
> config PINCTRL_ZYNQ
>         bool "Pinctrl driver for Xilinx Zynq"
> 
> ...meaning that it currently is not being built as a module by anyone.
> 
> Lets remove the modular code that is essentially orphaned, so that
> when reading the driver there is no doubt it is builtin-only.
> 
> Since module_platform_driver() uses the same init level priority as
> builtin_platform_driver() the init ordering remains unchanged with
> this commit.
> 
> 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
> is already contained at the top of the file in the comments.
> 
> Cc: Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@...aro.org>
> Cc: Michal Simek <michal.simek@...inx.com>
> Cc: "Sören Brinkmann" <soren.brinkmann@...inx.com>
> Cc: linux-gpio@...r.kernel.org
> Signed-off-by: Paul Gortmaker <paul.gortmaker@...driver.com>
> ---
>  drivers/pinctrl/pinctrl-zynq.c | 13 +------------
>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 12 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/pinctrl/pinctrl-zynq.c b/drivers/pinctrl/pinctrl-zynq.c
> index 8fdc60c5aeaf..7afdbede6823 100644
> --- a/drivers/pinctrl/pinctrl-zynq.c
> +++ b/drivers/pinctrl/pinctrl-zynq.c
> @@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
>   */
>  #include <linux/io.h>
>  #include <linux/mfd/syscon.h>
> -#include <linux/module.h>
> +#include <linux/init.h>
>  #include <linux/of.h>
>  #include <linux/platform_device.h>
>  #include <linux/pinctrl/pinctrl.h>
> @@ -1210,7 +1210,6 @@ static const struct of_device_id zynq_pinctrl_of_match[] = {
>  	{ .compatible = "xlnx,pinctrl-zynq" },
>  	{ }
>  };
> -MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE(of, zynq_pinctrl_of_match);
>  
>  static struct platform_driver zynq_pinctrl_driver = {
>  	.driver = {
> @@ -1225,13 +1224,3 @@ static int __init zynq_pinctrl_init(void)
>  	return platform_driver_register(&zynq_pinctrl_driver);
>  }
>  arch_initcall(zynq_pinctrl_init);
> -
> -static void __exit zynq_pinctrl_exit(void)
> -{
> -	platform_driver_unregister(&zynq_pinctrl_driver);
> -}
> -module_exit(zynq_pinctrl_exit);
> -
> -MODULE_AUTHOR("Sören Brinkmann <soren.brinkmann@...inx.com>");
> -MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Xilinx Zynq pinctrl driver");
> -MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
> 

Acked-by: Michal Simek <michal.simek@...inx.com>

Thanks,
Michal