linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/7] thermal/drivers/core: Remove the module Kconfig's option

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Date:   Wed, 3 Apr 2019 22:55:41 +0000
From:   Paul Burton <paul.burton@...s.com>
To:     Daniel Lezcano <daniel.lezcano@...aro.org>
CC:     "rui.zhang@...el.com" <rui.zhang@...el.com>,
        "edubezval@...il.com" <edubezval@...il.com>,
        "linux-pm@...r.kernel.org" <linux-pm@...r.kernel.org>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Guenter Roeck <groeck@...omium.org>,
        Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzk@...nel.org>,
        Russell King <linux@...linux.org.uk>,
        Ralf Baechle <ralf@...ux-mips.org>,
        James Hogan <jhogan@...nel.org>, Guan Xuetao <gxt@....edu.cn>,
        Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
        Alexey Brodkin <alexey.brodkin@...opsys.com>,
        Robert Jarzmik <robert.jarzmik@...e.fr>,
        Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>,
        Enric Balletbo i Serra <enric.balletbo@...labora.com>,
        Daniel Mack <daniel@...que.org>,
        "moderated list:ARM PORT" <linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org>,
        "open list:MIPS" <linux-mips@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/7] thermal/drivers/core: Remove the module Kconfig's
 option

Hi Daniel,

On Tue, Apr 02, 2019 at 06:12:44PM +0200, Daniel Lezcano wrote:
> The module support for the thermal subsystem makes little sense:
>  - some subsystems relying on it are not modules, thus forcing the
>    framework to be compiled in
>  - it is compiled in for almost every configs, the remaining ones
>    are a few platforms where I don't see why we can not switch the thermal
>    to 'y'. The drivers can stay in tristate.
>  - platforms need the thermal to be ready as soon as possible at boot time
>    in order to mitigate

Nit: mitigate what? High temperatures? It feels like this sentence was
cut short.

> Usually the subsystems framework are compiled-in and the plugs are as module.
> 
> Remove the module option. The removal of the module related dead code will
> come after this patch gets in or is acked.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Daniel Lezcano <daniel.lezcano@...aro.org>
> Acked-by: Guenter Roeck <groeck@...omium.org>
> For mini2440:
> Acked-by: Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzk@...nel.org>

Acked-by: Paul Burton <paul.burton@...s.com> # MIPS part

Thanks,
    Paul