linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v9 02/10] rockchip-mailbox: Fix typo

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Message-ID: <Y6FaUynXTrYD6OYT@kroah.com>
Date:   Tue, 20 Dec 2022 07:46:43 +0100
From:   Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
To:     Allen Webb <allenwebb@...gle.com>
Cc:     "linux-modules@...r.kernel.org" <linux-modules@...r.kernel.org>,
        "linux-usb@...r.kernel.org" <linux-usb@...r.kernel.org>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Luis Chamberlain <mcgrof@...nel.org>,
        "Rafael J. Wysocki" <rafael@...nel.org>, stable@...r.kernel.org,
        kernel test robot <lkp@...el.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v9 02/10] rockchip-mailbox: Fix typo

On Mon, Dec 19, 2022 at 02:46:10PM -0600, Allen Webb wrote:
> A one character difference in the name supplied to MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE
> breaks a future patch set, so fix the typo.
> 
> Cc: stable@...r.kernel.org
> Fixes: f70ed3b5dc8b ("mailbox: rockchip: Add Rockchip mailbox driver")

How has this been an issue since the 4.6 kernel and no one has noticed
it?  Can this code not be built as a module?  If not, then please
explain this.

thanks,

greg k-h