linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/2] pinctrl: palmas: convert PINCTRL

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Message-ID: <CACRpkdYcEqNnU5on0xKWYPu5E55xHEz8NnYD1a4yQ3xefdN+BA@mail.gmail.com>
Date:	Wed, 22 Jun 2016 18:08:59 +0200
From:	Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@...aro.org>
To:	Paul Gortmaker <paul.gortmaker@...driver.com>
Cc:	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Laxman Dewangan <ldewangan@...dia.com>,
	"linux-gpio@...r.kernel.org" <linux-gpio@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/2] pinctrl: palmas: convert PINCTRL_PALMAS from bool to tristate

On Mon, Jun 13, 2016 at 11:10 PM, Paul Gortmaker
<paul.gortmaker@...driver.com> wrote:

> The Kconfig currently controlling compilation of this code is:
>
> config PINCTRL_PALMAS
>         bool "Pinctrl driver for the PALMAS Series MFD devices"
>
> ...meaning that it currently is not being built as a module by anyone.
>
> During an audit for non-modular drivers using modular infrastructure
> this driver showed up.
>
> But rather than demodularize it, Laxman indicated that it would be
> prefereable to instead convert the driver option to tristate.
>
> This does that, and confirms that it will compile and modpost as
> such.  However, since I do not have the hardware to confirm that
> no new runtime issues exist when modular, that remains untested.
>
> Cc: Laxman Dewangan <ldewangan@...dia.com>
> Cc: Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@...aro.org>
> Cc: linux-gpio@...r.kernel.org
> Signed-off-by: Paul Gortmaker <paul.gortmaker@...driver.com>

Patch applied.

Yours,
Linus Walleij