linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 02/12] pata_parport: Introduce module_pata_parport

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Date:   Sun, 12 Feb 2023 15:19:28 +0300
From:   Sergey Shtylyov <s.shtylyov@....ru>
To:     Ondrej Zary <linux@...y.sk>,
        Damien Le Moal <damien.lemoal@...nsource.wdc.com>
CC:     Christoph Hellwig <hch@....de>, Jens Axboe <axboe@...nel.dk>,
        Tim Waugh <tim@...erelk.net>, <linux-block@...r.kernel.org>,
        <linux-parport@...ts.infradead.org>, <linux-ide@...r.kernel.org>,
        <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 02/12] pata_parport: Introduce module_pata_parport_driver
 macro

On 2/11/23 5:42 PM, Ondrej Zary wrote:

> Introduce module_pata_parport_driver macro and use it in protocol
> drivers to reduce boilerplate code. Remove paride_(un)register
> compatibility defines.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Ondrej Zary <linux@...y.sk>
[...]

> diff --git a/drivers/ata/pata_parport/bpck6.c b/drivers/ata/pata_parport/bpck6.c
> index d897e2a28efe..3c358e66db25 100644
> --- a/drivers/ata/pata_parport/bpck6.c
> +++ b/drivers/ata/pata_parport/bpck6.c
> @@ -245,23 +245,8 @@ static struct pi_protocol bpck6 = {
>  	.release_proto	= bpck6_release_proto,
>  };
>  
> -static int __init bpck6_init(void)
> -{
> -	printk(KERN_INFO "bpck6: BACKPACK Protocol Driver V"BACKPACK_VERSION"\n");
> -	printk(KERN_INFO "bpck6: Copyright 2001 by Micro Solutions, Inc., DeKalb IL. USA\n");
> -	if(verbose)
> -		printk(KERN_DEBUG "bpck6: verbose debug enabled.\n");

   Hm, perhaps should've been removed in a separate patch?

[...]
> diff --git a/drivers/ata/pata_parport/epat.c b/drivers/ata/pata_parport/epat.c
> index 6ce2dee7657f..eb72bcd0c8da 100644
> --- a/drivers/ata/pata_parport/epat.c
> +++ b/drivers/ata/pata_parport/epat.c
> @@ -327,12 +327,12 @@ static int __init epat_init(void)
>  #ifdef CONFIG_PARIDE_EPATC8

   Hm, this is now called PATA_PARPORT_EPATC8, no?

>  	epatc8 = 1;

   Seems like a dead code?

>  #endif
[...]

MBR, Sergey