linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] perf/smmuv3: Add platform id table for module auto loading

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Date:   Wed, 9 Aug 2023 10:45:07 +0800
From:   Liang Li <liliang6@...il.cn>
To:     Yicong Yang <yangyicong@...wei.com>
Cc:     will@...nel.org, mark.rutland@....com,
        linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        jonathan.cameron@...wei.com, linuxarm@...wei.com,
        yangyicong@...ilicon.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH] perf/smmuv3: Add platform id table for module auto
 loading

On 2023-08-07 20:22, Yicong Yang <yangyicong@...wei.com> wrote:
> From: Yicong Yang <yangyicong@...ilicon.com>
> 
> On ACPI based system the device is probed by the name directly. If the
> driver is configured as module it can only be loaded manually. Add the
> platform id table as well as the module alias then the driver will be
> loaded automatically by the udev or others once the device added.
>

Please consider revise the long log to clearly express the purpose of the
changes in this patch:

- What's the exact issue the patch is addressing
- Why the changes in this patch can fix the issue or make something working
- Consider impact of the changes introduced by this patch

These info may help reviewers and maintainers .. and yourself on code merge.

Regards.