linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH net-next v7 9/9] net: hisi_femac: remove unused MODULE

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Date: Tue, 5 Mar 2024 14:51:24 +0800
From: Yang Xiwen <forbidden405@...look.com>
To: Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzysztof.kozlowski@...aro.org>,
 Yisen Zhuang <yisen.zhuang@...wei.com>, Salil Mehta
 <salil.mehta@...wei.com>, "David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
 Eric Dumazet <edumazet@...gle.com>, Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>,
 Paolo Abeni <pabeni@...hat.com>, Rob Herring <robh+dt@...nel.org>,
 Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzysztof.kozlowski+dt@...aro.org>,
 Conor Dooley <conor+dt@...nel.org>, Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>,
 Heiner Kallweit <hkallweit1@...il.com>, Russell King <linux@...linux.org.uk>
Cc: netdev@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
 devicetree@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next v7 9/9] net: hisi_femac: remove unused
 MODULE_ALIAS()

On 3/1/2024 2:50 PM, Krzysztof Kozlowski wrote:
> On 01/03/2024 04:36, Yang Xiwen via B4 Relay wrote:
>> From: Yang Xiwen <forbidden405@...look.com>
>>
>> We already have MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE(), so this MODULE_ALIAS() has no use
>> and should be removed.
>>
> That's not accurate. You don't have for platform IDs, so you basically
> remove ability to autoload via platform. It's fine for me, but the
> commit msg is just misleading.

I've never heard of any distro making use of this custom alias. A 
generic OF based module alias is enough.

>
>
> Best regards,
> Krzysztof
>

-- 
Regards,
Yang Xiwen