linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 1/4] hwmon: (asus-ec-sensors) introduce ec_board

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Date:   Wed, 27 Apr 2022 06:41:46 -0700
From:   Guenter Roeck <linux@...ck-us.net>
To:     Eugene Shalygin <eugene.shalygin@...il.com>
Cc:     Jean Delvare <jdelvare@...e.com>, linux-hwmon@...r.kernel.org,
        Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 1/4] hwmon: (asus-ec-sensors) introduce ec_board_info
 struct for board data

On 4/27/22 06:34, Eugene Shalygin wrote:
> Maybe I'd better leave a comment why module_platform_driver_probe() is
> used as opposed to module_platform_driver()? I think that one would be
> more straightforward...
> 

You are correct, that is easier. I thought that it calls the probe
function directly and bypasses the normal probe handling, but that
is not the case. Sorry for the noise.

Guenter