linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] EDAC, {skx|i10nm}_edac: Fix randconfig build error

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Message-ID: <20190315181108.GA21111@agluck-desk>
Date:   Fri, 15 Mar 2019 11:11:08 -0700
From:   "Luck, Tony" <tony.luck@...el.com>
To:     Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>
Cc:     Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>,
        Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab@...nel.org>,
        James Morse <james.morse@....com>,
        Qiuxu Zhuo <qiuxu.zhuo@...el.com>, linux-edac@...r.kernel.org,
        Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] EDAC, {skx|i10nm}_edac: Fix randconfig build error

On Fri, Mar 15, 2019 at 07:02:06PM +0100, Borislav Petkov wrote:
> On Fri, Mar 15, 2019 at 10:49:56AM -0700, Luck, Tony wrote:
> > Yes - Qiuxu did that already ... patch reposted below.
> 
> ... to which Arnd said that it were fragile because it might break if it
> includes a THIS_MODULE reference. So I'd say we won't do that then. And
> keep it strictly a library.
> 
> Right?

What is your definition of "library"?

fsl_ddr_edac.c seems to have the same potential for breakage
if someone makes a change to that, then it will hit the same
problem.

-Tony