linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v5 7/8] clk: lochnagar: Add support for the Cirrus Logic Lochnagar

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Date:   Fri, 21 Dec 2018 15:28:55 +0000
From:   Charles Keepax <ckeepax@...nsource.cirrus.com>
To:     Stephen Boyd <sboyd@...nel.org>
CC:     <broonie@...nel.org>, <lee.jones@...aro.org>,
        <linus.walleij@...aro.org>, <mturquette@...libre.com>,
        <robh+dt@...nel.org>, <mark.rutland@....com>,
        <lgirdwood@...il.com>, <devicetree@...r.kernel.org>,
        <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>, <patches@...nsource.cirrus.com>,
        <linux-clk@...r.kernel.org>, <linux-gpio@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v5 7/8] clk: lochnagar: Add support for the Cirrus Logic
 Lochnagar

On Fri, Dec 21, 2018 at 01:50:37PM +0000, Charles Keepax wrote:
> On Thu, Nov 29, 2018 at 11:53:51PM -0800, Stephen Boyd wrote:
> > Quoting Charles Keepax (2018-11-20 06:16:30)
> > > +MODULE_AUTHOR("Charles Keepax <ckeepax@...nsource.cirrus.com>");
> > > +MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Clock driver for Cirrus Logic Lochnagar Board");
> > > +MODULE_LICENSE("GPL v2");
> > > +MODULE_ALIAS("platform:lochnagar-clk");
> > 
> > I think MODULE_ALIAS is not needed if it's this simple?
> > 
> 
> Not actually sure on this one, to be honest its mostly cargo
> culted from other drivers. I will investigate and see what I dig
> up but if has any pointers I would greatly appreciate it.
> 

>From what I can find out it looks like MODULE_ALIAS is indeed
redundant on DT only drivers, which these are at the moment so
will remove and give it a test.

Thanks,
Charles