linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/3] ARM: mach-omap2: remove bogus "or

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Date:	Fri, 22 Jul 2016 10:02:42 -0400
From:	Paul Gortmaker <paul.gortmaker@...driver.com>
To:	Tony Lindgren <tony@...mide.com>
CC:	<linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Russell King <linux@...linux.org.uk>,
	Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@...aro.org>,
	Alexandre Courbot <gnurou@...il.com>,
	<linux-omap@...r.kernel.org>, <linux-gpio@...r.kernel.org>,
	<linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/3] ARM: mach-omap2: remove bogus "or_module" from
 rx51-peripherals

[Re: [PATCH 1/3] ARM: mach-omap2: remove bogus "or_module" from rx51-peripherals] On 21/07/2016 (Thu 23:41) Tony Lindgren wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> * Paul Gortmaker <paul.gortmaker@...driver.com> [160719 21:17]:
> > During unrelated work, attempting to remove an include of the
> > linux/module.h in favour of "struct module;" in order to reduce
> > header entanglement, we found doing so caused a build failure in
> > this file.
> 
> We're planning to drop this file after v4.8-rc1 after I've
> verified that legacy booting still works at v4.8-rc1.
> 
> Are you OK if I pick this patch into my omap-for-v4.8/legacy
> branch? Or if you have a minimal immutable branch against v4.7-rc1
> with just this patch I can merge it in no problem.

Is the legacy branch a contingency plan for the case where legacy
booting doesn't work?  If so, that should be OK.

Having the patch present, or having the file deleted both take care of
my concern -- which was was introducing build regressions when adding
the gpio header cleanup into for-4.9 content.  

THanks,
Paul.
--

> 
> Regards,
> 
> Tony