linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v4 08/11] macintosh/via-pmu68k: Don't load driver on unsupported hardware

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Message-ID: <CAMuHMdVLLyF=F7ArbXxmPioQF4F2qDq8Sis629BL_B0HrN4=Xg@mail.gmail.com>
Date:   Mon, 30 Jul 2018 09:23:29 +0200
From:   Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@...ux-m68k.org>
To:     Finn Thain <fthain@...egraphics.com.au>
Cc:     Benjamin Herrenschmidt <benh@...nel.crashing.org>,
        Michael Schmitz <schmitzmic@...il.com>,
        linuxppc-dev <linuxppc-dev@...ts.ozlabs.org>,
        linux-m68k <linux-m68k@...ts.linux-m68k.org>,
        Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v4 08/11] macintosh/via-pmu68k: Don't load driver on
 unsupported hardware

On Mon, Jul 2, 2018 at 10:21 AM Finn Thain <fthain@...egraphics.com.au> wrote:
> Don't load the via-pmu68k driver on early PowerBooks. The M50753 PMU
> device found in those models was never supported by this driver.
> Attempting to load the driver usually causes a boot hang.
>
> Cc: Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@...ux-m68k.org>
> Signed-off-by: Finn Thain <fthain@...egraphics.com.au>
> Reviewed-by: Michael Schmitz <schmitzmic@...il.com>

Acked-by: Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@...ux-m68k.org>

Gr{oetje,eeting}s,

                        Geert

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