linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] leds: upboard: fix module alias

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Message-ID: <690812a9-2f2c-4a88-b6fb-a3789e931d11@bootlin.com>
Date: Fri, 17 Oct 2025 11:00:54 +0200
From: Thomas Richard <thomas.richard@...tlin.com>
To: Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzk@...nel.org>, Lee Jones <lee@...nel.org>,
 Pavel Machek <pavel@...nel.org>
Cc: Thomas Petazzoni <thomas.petazzoni@...tlin.com>,
 linux-leds@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
 DanieleCleri@...on.eu, GaryWang@...on.com.tw
Subject: Re: [PATCH] leds: upboard: fix module alias

On 10/16/25 9:11 PM, Krzysztof Kozlowski wrote:
> On 16/10/2025 15:28, Thomas Richard wrote:
>> Fix module alias for auto-loading.
> 
> Fix what exactly? It was a completely correct alias. Please describe
> here bug (so WHY you are doing this) not what you are doing.

The module alias does not match the cell name defined in the MFD driver,
so if the driver is built as a module, it is not automatically loaded.

Best Regards,
Thomas