linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 2/2] [PATCH 2/2] iio: adc: sun4i-gpadc-iio: Fix module autoload when OF devices are registered

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Message-ID: <CAGb2v66_F4yHzQaOtO+-yH7d36kx_ahDCTyXkpTKkzGxQ-bYeA@mail.gmail.com>
Date:   Tue, 2 May 2017 10:09:52 +0800
From:   Chen-Yu Tsai <wens@...e.org>
To:     Eduardo Molinas <edu.molinas@...il.com>
Cc:     linux-kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Lars-Peter Clausen <lars@...afoo.de>,
        linux-iio@...r.kernel.org, Jonathan Cameron <jic23@...nel.org>,
        Peter Meerwald-Stadler <pmeerw@...erw.net>, knaack.h@....de,
        linux-arm-kernel <linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/2] [PATCH 2/2] iio: adc: sun4i-gpadc-iio: Fix module
 autoload when OF devices are registered

On Tue, May 2, 2017 at 6:45 AM, Eduardo Molinas <edu.molinas@...il.com> wrote:
> If the driver is built as a module, it won't be autloaded if the devices
> are registered via OF code because the OF device table
> entries are not exported as aliases
>
> Before the patch:
> $ modinfo drivers/iio/adc/sun4i-gpadc-iio.ko | grep alias
> alias:          platform:sun6i-a31-gpadc-iio
> alias:          platform:sun5i-a13-gpadc-iio
> alias:          platform:sun4i-a10-gpadc-iio
>
> After the patch:
> $ modinfo drivers/iio/adc/sun4i-gpadc-iio.ko | grep alias
> alias:          of:N*T*Callwinner,sun8i-a33-thsC*
> alias:          of:N*T*Callwinner,sun8i-a33-ths
> alias:          platform:sun6i-a31-gpadc-iio
> alias:          platform:sun5i-a13-gpadc-iio
> alias:          platform:sun4i-a10-gpadc-iio
>
> Signed-off-by: Eduardo Molinas <edu.molinas@...il.com>

Acked-by: Chen-Yu Tsai <wens@...e.org>

Can we merge this as a fix for 4.12?