netdev - Re: [PATCH v1 net-next 1/3] ptp_ocp: Switch to use module_pci

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Date:   Fri, 13 Aug 2021 22:30:51 +0300
From:   Andy Shevchenko <andy.shevchenko@...il.com>
To:     Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>
Cc:     Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@...ux.intel.com>,
        Jonathan Lemon <jonathan.lemon@...il.com>,
        netdev <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
        Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Richard Cochran <richardcochran@...il.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v1 net-next 1/3] ptp_ocp: Switch to use
 module_pci_driver() macro

On Fri, Aug 13, 2021 at 9:15 PM Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org> wrote:
>
> On Fri, 13 Aug 2021 15:27:35 +0300 Andy Shevchenko wrote:
> > Eliminate some boilerplate code by using module_pci_driver() instead of
> > init/exit, and, if needed, moving the salient bits from init into probe.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@...ux.intel.com>
>
> Jonathan has a series in flight which is fixing some of the same issues:
> https://patchwork.kernel.org/project/netdevbpf/list/?series=530079&state=*
>
> Please hold off for a day or two so it can get merged, and if you don't
> mind double check at that point which of your patches are still needed.

Actually it may be the other way around. Since patch 2 in his series
is definitely an unneeded churn here, because my devm conversion will
have to effectively revert it.


> According to patchwork your series does not apply to net-next as of
> last night so it'll need a respin anyway.

I hope he will chime in and see what we can do the best.


-- 
With Best Regards,
Andy Shevchenko