linux-kernel - Re: Linux 5.2-rc1 - module name conflict

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Date:   Tue, 21 May 2019 11:11:58 +0300
From:   Alexander Kapshuk <alexander.kapshuk@...il.com>
To:     Shuah Khan <skhan@...uxfoundation.org>
Cc:     lgirdwood@...il.com, broonie@...nel.org, lee.jones@...aro.org,
        Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
        Masahiro Yamada <yamada.masahiro@...ionext.com>,
        Alexander Kapshuk <alexander.kapshuk@...il.com>
Subject: Re: Linux 5.2-rc1 - module name conflict

On Tue, May 21, 2019 at 4:01 AM Shuah Khan <skhan@...uxfoundation.org> wrote:
>
> Hi all,
>
> I am seeing the following warning on Linux 5.2-rc1
>
> warning: same basename if the following are built as modules:
>    drivers/regulator/88pm800.ko
>    drivers/mfd/88pm800.ko
>
> My config has:
>
> CONFIG_MFD_88PM800=m
>
> CONFIG_REGULATOR_88PM800=m
>
> I don't recall seeing this warning before.

Commit 3a48a91901c516a46a3406ea576798538a8d94d2 introduced a new,
script scripts/modules-check.sh, that issued the warning in question.
See https://lkml.org/lkml/2019/5/17/419.

>
> Anyway just to let you know that there is a conflict in module naming.
>
> thanks,
> -- Shuah