linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v9 07/27] net: wan: Add support for QMC HDLC

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Date: Thu, 14 Mar 2024 08:39:19 -0700
From: Guenter Roeck <linux@...ck-us.net>
To: Christophe Leroy <christophe.leroy@...roup.eu>,
 Herve Codina <herve.codina@...tlin.com>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH v9 07/27] net: wan: Add support for QMC HDLC

On 3/14/24 08:31, Christophe Leroy wrote:
> 
> 
> Le 14/03/2024 à 16:21, Guenter Roeck a écrit :
>> On Wed, Nov 15, 2023 at 03:39:43PM +0100, Herve Codina wrote:
>>> The QMC HDLC driver provides support for HDLC using the QMC (QUICC
>>> Multichannel Controller) to transfer the HDLC data.
>>>
>>> Signed-off-by: Herve Codina <herve.codina@...tlin.com>
>>> Reviewed-by: Christophe Leroy <christophe.leroy@...roup.eu>
>>> Acked-by: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>
>>> ---
>> [ ... ]
>>
>>> +
>>> +static const struct of_device_id qmc_hdlc_id_table[] = {
>>> +	{ .compatible = "fsl,qmc-hdlc" },
>>> +	{} /* sentinel */
>>> +};
>>> +MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE(of, qmc_hdlc_driver);
>>
>> I am a bit puzzled. How does this even compile ?
> 
> Because
> 
> #else  /* !MODULE */
> #define MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE(type, name)
> #endif
> 

Ah, makes sense. We live and learn.

> 
> We should probably try to catch those errors when CONFIG_MODULE is not set.
> 
> By the way, a fix is available at
> https://patchwork.ozlabs.org/project/linuxppc-dev/patch/20240314123346.461350-1-herve.codina@bootlin.com/
> 

Great, I'll add that to my testing branch for the time being.

Thanks!
Guenter