linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 0/2] gpio: sifive: Module support

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Date:   Mon, 17 Jul 2023 15:18:37 -0700 (PDT)
From:   Palmer Dabbelt <palmer@...belt.com>
To:     samuel.holland@...ive.com
CC:     linus.walleij@...aro.org, brgl@...ev.pl, andy@...nel.org,
        robh+dt@...nel.org, frowand.list@...il.com,
        samuel.holland@...ive.com,
        Paul Walmsley <paul.walmsley@...ive.com>,
        devicetree@...r.kernel.org, linux-gpio@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-riscv@...ts.infradead.org
Subject:     Re: [PATCH 0/2] gpio: sifive: Module support

On Mon, 17 Jul 2023 13:53:55 PDT (-0700), samuel.holland@...ive.com wrote:
> With of_irq_count() exported, the SiFive GPIO driver can be built as a
> module. This helps to minimize the size of a multiplatform kernel, and
> is required by some downstream distributions (Android GKI).
>
>
> Samuel Holland (2):
>   of/irq: Export of_irq_count()
>   gpio: sifive: Allow building the driver as a module
>
>  drivers/gpio/Kconfig       | 2 +-
>  drivers/gpio/gpio-sifive.c | 4 +++-
>  drivers/of/irq.c           | 1 +
>  3 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

Acked-by: Palmer Dabbelt <palmer@...osinc.com>

I guess we probably should have just done that the first time around?  
Either way it seems reasonable to me, aside from sorting out the OF 
stuff.