linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v3 1/2] module: update dependencies at try_module

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Date:   Sat, 30 Apr 2022 17:01:12 +0200
From:   Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
To:     Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab@...nel.org>
Cc:     Luis Chamberlain <mcgrof@...nel.org>,
        Daniel Vetter <daniel@...ll.ch>,
        David Airlie <airlied@...ux.ie>,
        Jaroslav Kysela <perex@...ex.cz>,
        Kai Vehmanen <kai.vehmanen@...el.com>,
        Lucas De Marchi <lucas.demarchi@...el.com>,
        Pierre-Louis Bossart <pierre-louis.bossart@...el.com>,
        Takashi Iwai <tiwai@...e.com>, alsa-devel@...a-project.org,
        dri-devel@...ts.freedesktop.org, intel-gfx@...ts.freedesktop.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-modules@...r.kernel.org,
        mauro.chehab@...ux.intel.com,
        Dan Williams <dan.j.williams@...el.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 1/2] module: update dependencies at try_module_get()

On Sat, Apr 30, 2022 at 02:41:47PM +0100, Mauro Carvalho Chehab wrote:
> Sometimes, device drivers are bound into each other via try_module_get(),
> making such references invisible when looking at /proc/modules or lsmod.
> 
> Add a function to allow setting up module references for such
> cases, and call it when try_module_get() is used.
> 
> Reviewed-by: Dan Williams <dan.j.williams@...el.com>
> Signed-off-by: Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab@...nel.org>

Reviewed-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>