linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/3] reset: imx7: Support module build

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Message-ID: <CAK8P3a0Za99-xXTwtHNHO-Dzbo-1uesNC2oO91RA-gZZG3Anmw@mail.gmail.com>
Date:   Mon, 29 Jun 2020 13:28:11 +0200
From:   Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>
To:     Anson Huang <anson.huang@....com>
Cc:     Russell King - ARM Linux <linux@...linux.org.uk>,
        Shawn Guo <shawnguo@...nel.org>,
        Sascha Hauer <s.hauer@...gutronix.de>,
        Sascha Hauer <kernel@...gutronix.de>,
        Fabio Estevam <festevam@...il.com>,
        Catalin Marinas <catalin.marinas@....com>,
        Will Deacon <will@...nel.org>,
        Philipp Zabel <p.zabel@...gutronix.de>,
        Stefan Agner <stefan.agner@...adex.com>,
        "oleksandr.suvorov@...adex.com" <oleksandr.suvorov@...adex.com>,
        Bjorn Andersson <bjorn.andersson@...aro.org>,
        Leo Li <leoyang.li@....com>, Vinod Koul <vkoul@...nel.org>,
        Geert Uytterhoeven <geert+renesas@...der.be>,
        Olof Johansson <olof@...om.net>,
        Linux ARM <linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        dl-linux-imx <linux-imx@....com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/3] reset: imx7: Support module build

On Mon, Jun 29, 2020 at 12:45 PM Anson Huang <anson.huang@....com> wrote:
> > Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/3] reset: imx7: Support module build
> > On Mon, Jun 29, 2020 at 12:25 PM Anson Huang <Anson.Huang@....com> wrote:
>
> The reset driver normally won't be removed since it is necessary for drivers which
> need it, it is just for Android GKI support, in this case, do we need to change it to
> module_platform_driver()?

Please at least try to do it, or explain in the changelog what went wrong
if it doesn't work.

I don't think "because Android GKI" should ever be the sole justification for
a patch. Making drivers loadable module is a good idea regardless of GKI,
and if you do that, then make it behave like any other loadable module.

        Arnd