linux-kernel - Re: Re: [PATCH] gpio: vf610: Allow building as a module

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Message-ID: <CAMRc=MfakE0aKwD_udfP23UQ2nVL29GLiquzyv1b9qYGp+fgSQ@mail.gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 8 Apr 2025 11:57:58 +0200
From: Bartosz Golaszewski <brgl@...ev.pl>
To: Jindong Yue <jindong.yue@....com>
Cc: "linus.walleij@...aro.org" <linus.walleij@...aro.org>, 
	"linux-gpio@...r.kernel.org" <linux-gpio@...r.kernel.org>, 
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: Re: [PATCH] gpio: vf610: Allow building as a module

On Tue, Apr 8, 2025 at 11:46 AM Jindong Yue <jindong.yue@....com> wrote:
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Bartosz Golaszewski <brgl@...ev.pl>
> > Sent: Tuesday, April 8, 2025 5:06 PM
> > To: Jindong Yue <jindong.yue@....com>
> > Cc: linus.walleij@...aro.org; linux-gpio@...r.kernel.org;
> > linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
> > Subject: [EXT] Re: [PATCH] gpio: vf610: Allow building as a module
> >
> >
> > On Tue, Apr 8, 2025 at 10:20 AM Jindong Yue <jindong.yue@....com> wrote:
> > >
> > > Change the config to a tristate type and add a module license to
> > > support building it as a module.
> > >
> >
> > I can tell what the patch is doing from the diff. I'm much more interested in why
> > this change is needed.
> I am building the vf610 driver as a module for use on the Android platform because the Android kernel (GKI) doesn't
> contain board-specific drivers, it requires that these drivers be built as a module and loaded into the system.
>

That's fine, just put it into the commit message.

Bartosz