linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 0/4] Define i2c_designware in a header file

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Message-ID: <ZihKtSble151A5mT@surfacebook.localdomain>
Date: Wed, 24 Apr 2024 02:56:37 +0300
From: Andy Shevchenko <andy.shevchenko@...il.com>
To: Florian Fainelli <florian.fainelli@...adcom.com>
Cc: linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Jarkko Nikula <jarkko.nikula@...ux.intel.com>,
	Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@...ux.intel.com>,
	Mika Westerberg <mika.westerberg@...ux.intel.com>,
	Jan Dabros <jsd@...ihalf.com>, Andi Shyti <andi.shyti@...nel.org>,
	Lee Jones <lee@...nel.org>, Jiawen Wu <jiawenwu@...stnetic.com>,
	Mengyuan Lou <mengyuanlou@...-swift.com>,
	"David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
	Eric Dumazet <edumazet@...gle.com>,
	Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>, Paolo Abeni <pabeni@...hat.com>,
	Maciej Fijalkowski <maciej.fijalkowski@...el.com>,
	Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>,
	Duanqiang Wen <duanqiangwen@...-swift.com>,
	"open list:SYNOPSYS DESIGNWARE I2C DRIVER" <linux-i2c@...r.kernel.org>,
	"open list:WANGXUN ETHERNET DRIVER" <netdev@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/4] Define i2c_designware in a header file

Tue, Apr 23, 2024 at 04:36:18PM -0700, Florian Fainelli kirjoitti:
> This patch series depends upon the following two patches being applied:
> 
> https://lore.kernel.org/all/20240422084109.3201-1-duanqiangwen@net-swift.com/
> https://lore.kernel.org/all/20240422084109.3201-2-duanqiangwen@net-swift.com/
> 
> There is no reason why each driver should have to repeat the
> "i2c_designware" string all over the place, because when that happens we
> see the reverts like the above being necessary.

Isn't that a part of ABI between drivers, i.e. whenever ones want to
request_module() or so they need to know what they are doing, no?

-- 
With Best Regards,
Andy Shevchenko