linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v5 00/18] mfd: demodularization of non-modular drivers

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Date:   Thu, 7 Mar 2019 00:10:03 +0100
From:   Pavel Machek <pavel@....cz>
To:     Lee Jones <lee.jones@...aro.org>
Cc:     Paul Gortmaker <paul.gortmaker@...driver.com>,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Alessandro Rubini <rubini@...dd.com>,
        Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>,
        Charles Keepax <ckeepax@...nsource.cirrus.com>,
        Cory Maccarrone <darkstar6262@...il.com>,
        Davide Ciminaghi <ciminaghi@...dd.com>,
        Dong Aisheng <dong.aisheng@...aro.org>,
        Graeme Gregory <gg@...mlogic.co.uk>,
        Guennadi Liakhovetski <g.liakhovetski@....de>,
        Haojian Zhuang <haojian.zhuang@...vell.com>,
        Jin Park <jinyoungp@...dia.com>,
        Jorge Eduardo Candelaria <jedu@...mlogic.co.uk>,
        Laxman Dewangan <ldewangan@...dia.com>,
        Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@...aro.org>,
        Mark Brown <broonie@...nsource.wolfsonmicro.com>,
        Mattias Nilsson <mattias.i.nilsson@...ricsson.com>,
        Michael Hennerich <michael.hennerich@...log.com>,
        Tony Lindgren <tony@...mide.com>,
        Venu Byravarasu <vbyravarasu@...dia.com>,
        linux-omap@...r.kernel.org, patches@...nsource.cirrus.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH v5 00/18] mfd: demodularization of non-modular drivers

On Wed 2019-01-16 13:24:31, Lee Jones wrote:
> [...]
> 
> > Paul Gortmaker (18):
> >   mfd: aat2870-core: Make it explicitly non-modular
> >   mfd: adp5520: Make it explicitly non-modular
> >   mfd: as3711: Make it explicitly non-modular
> >   mfd: db8500-prcmu: drop unused MODULE_ tags from non-modular code
> >   mfd: htc-i2cpld: Make it explicitly non-modular
> >   mfd: max8925-core: drop unused MODULE_ tags from non-modular code
> >   mfd: rc5t583: Make it explicitly non-modular
> >   mfd: sta2x11: drop unused MODULE_ tags from non-modular code
> >   mfd: syscon: Make it explicitly non-modular
> >   mfd: tps65090: Make it explicitly non-modular
> >   mfd: tps65910: Make it explicitly non-modular
> >   mfd: tps80031: Make it explicitly non-modular
> >   mfd: wm831x-spi: Make it explicitly non-modular
> >   mfd: wm831x-i2c: Make it explicitly non-modular
> >   mfd: wm831x-core: drop unused module infrastructure from non-modular code
> >   mfd: wm8350-i2c: Make it explicitly non-modular
> >   mfd: wm8350-core: drop unused module infrastructure from non-modular code
> >   mfd: wm8400-core: Make it explicitly non-modular
> > 
> >  drivers/mfd/aat2870-core.c      | 40 +++-------------------------------------
> >  drivers/mfd/adp5520.c           | 30 +++++++-----------------------
> >  drivers/mfd/as3711.c            | 14 --------------
> >  drivers/mfd/db8500-prcmu.c      | 10 ++++------
> >  drivers/mfd/htc-i2cpld.c        | 18 +-----------------
> >  20 files changed, 41 insertions(+), 332 deletions(-)
> 
> All applied!

Is it good idea?

We want distro kernels on ARM, too, which means people will eventually
want these as a modules, no?
									Pavel
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