linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] misc/pvpanic: Export module FDT device table

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Date:   Thu, 18 Feb 2021 11:00:21 +0100
From:   Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
To:     Shile Zhang <shile.zhang@...ux.alibaba.com>
Cc:     Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] misc/pvpanic: Export module FDT device table

On Thu, Feb 18, 2021 at 05:40:24PM +0800, Shile Zhang wrote:
> Export the module FDT device table to ensure the FDT compatible strings
> are listed in the module alias. This help the pvpanic driver can be
> loaded on boot automatically not only the ACPI device, but also the FDT
> device.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Shile Zhang <shile.zhang@...ux.alibaba.com>
> ---
>  drivers/misc/pvpanic.c | 1 +
>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/misc/pvpanic.c b/drivers/misc/pvpanic.c
> index 41cab297d66e..2356d621967e 100644
> --- a/drivers/misc/pvpanic.c
> +++ b/drivers/misc/pvpanic.c
> @@ -92,6 +92,7 @@ static const struct of_device_id pvpanic_mmio_match[] = {
>  	{ .compatible = "qemu,pvpanic-mmio", },
>  	{}
>  };
> +MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE(of, pvpanic_mmio_match);

What caused this to not work properly?  I.e. should there be a "Fixes:"
tag in the commit changelog as well?

thanks,

greg k-h