linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v1 6/7] clocksource/drivers/cs5535: Add module owner

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Message-ID: <aD84RUX4Tt4jg62m@google.com>
Date: Tue, 3 Jun 2025 11:00:37 -0700
From: William McVicker <willmcvicker@...gle.com>
To: Daniel Lezcano <daniel.lezcano@...aro.org>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH v1 6/7] clocksource/drivers/cs5535: Add module owner

On 06/02/2025, Daniel Lezcano wrote:
> The conversion to modules requires a correct handling of the module
> refcount in order to prevent to unload it if it is in use. That is
> especially true with the clockevents where there is no function to
> unregister them.
> 
> The core time framework correctly handles the module refcount with the
> different clocksource and clockevents if the module owner is set.
> 
> Add the module owner to make sure the core framework will prevent
> stupid things happening when the driver will be converted into a
> module.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Daniel Lezcano <daniel.lezcano@...aro.org>

Reviewed-by: Will McVicker <willmcvicker@...gle.com>

Thanks,
Will

> ---
>  drivers/clocksource/timer-cs5535.c | 1 +
>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/clocksource/timer-cs5535.c b/drivers/clocksource/timer-cs5535.c
> index d47acfe848ae..8af666c39890 100644
> --- a/drivers/clocksource/timer-cs5535.c
> +++ b/drivers/clocksource/timer-cs5535.c
> @@ -101,6 +101,7 @@ static struct clock_event_device cs5535_clockevent = {
>  	.tick_resume = mfgpt_shutdown,
>  	.set_next_event = mfgpt_next_event,
>  	.rating = 250,
> +	.owner = THIS_MODULE,
>  };
>  
>  static irqreturn_t mfgpt_tick(int irq, void *dev_id)
> -- 
> 2.43.0
>