linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v1] mfd: intel-lpss: Use MODULE

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Message-ID: <20190902091054.GF32232@dell>
Date:   Mon, 2 Sep 2019 10:10:54 +0100
From:   Lee Jones <lee.jones@...aro.org>
To:     Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@...ux.intel.com>
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v1] mfd: intel-lpss: Use MODULE_SOFTDEP() instead of
 implicit request

On Wed, 21 Aug 2019, Andy Shevchenko wrote:

> There is no need to handle optional module request in the driver
> when user space tools has that feature for ages.
> 
> Replace custom code by MODULE_SOFTDEP() macro to let user space know
> that we would like to have the DMA driver loaded first, if any.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@...ux.intel.com>
> ---
>  drivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c | 29 ++++++++---------------------
>  1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 21 deletions(-)

Applied, thanks.

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