linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] watchdog: meson: Remove unneeded platform MODULE

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Message-ID: <20161020222833.GA27421@roeck-us.net>
Date:   Thu, 20 Oct 2016 15:28:33 -0700
From:   Guenter Roeck <linux@...ck-us.net>
To:     Javier Martinez Canillas <javier@....samsung.com>
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-watchdog@...r.kernel.org,
        Kevin Hilman <khilman@...libre.com>,
        Wim Van Sebroeck <wim@...ana.be>,
        Carlo Caione <carlo@...one.org>,
        linux-amlogic@...ts.infradead.org,
        linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] watchdog: meson: Remove unneeded platform MODULE_ALIAS

On Wed, Oct 19, 2016 at 04:49:42PM -0300, Javier Martinez Canillas wrote:
> The Amlogic Meson is a DT-only platform, which means the devices are
> registered via OF and not using the legacy platform devices support.
> 
> So there's no need to have a MODULE_ALIAS("platform:meson-gxbb-wdt")
> since the reported uevent MODALIAS to user-space will be the OF one.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Javier Martinez Canillas <javier@....samsung.com>

Reviewed-by: Guenter Roeck <linux@...ck-us.net>