linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/2] fpga: dfl: add driver

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Message-ID: <20201020073259.GA3803984@kroah.com>
Date:   Tue, 20 Oct 2020 09:32:59 +0200
From:   Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
To:     Xu Yilun <yilun.xu@...el.com>
Cc:     Tom Rix <trix@...hat.com>, mdf@...nel.org,
        linux-fpga@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        lgoncalv@...hat.com, hao.wu@...el.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/2] fpga: dfl: add driver_override support

On Tue, Oct 20, 2020 at 03:11:58PM +0800, Xu Yilun wrote:
> I think it is normal case that a driver is successfully registered but
> doesn't match any device because it provides no id_table.

How is that "normal"?  What would ever cause that driver to be bound to
a device then?

And you better not say userspace is responsible for it...

thanks,

greg k-h