Re: [PATCH 0/6] radio: Utilize the module_isa_driver macro
From: William Breathitt Gray
Date: Wed Jul 20 2016 - 08:45:49 EST
On Wed, Jul 20, 2016 at 12:37:31PM +0200, Hans Verkuil wrote:
>On 07/18/2016 04:45 PM, William Breathitt Gray wrote:
>> The module_isa_driver macro is a helper macro for ISA drivers which do
>> not do anything special in module init/exit. This patchset eliminates a
>> lot of ISA driver registration boilerplate code by utilizing
>> module_isa_driver, which replaces module_init and module_exit.
>>
>> William Breathitt Gray (6):
>> radio: terratec: Utilize the module_isa_driver macro
>> radio: rtrack2: Utilize the module_isa_driver macro
>> radio: trust: Utilize the module_isa_driver macro
>> radio: zoltrix: Utilize the module_isa_driver macro
>> radio: aztech: Utilize the module_isa_driver macro
>> radio: aimslab: Utilize the module_isa_driver macro
>
>Good idea, but it doesn't compile:
>
>module_isa_driver(terratec_driver.driver, 1);
>
>expands to:
>
>static int __init terratec_driver.driver_init(void)
>{
> return isa_register_driver(&(terratec_driver.driver), 1);
>}
>
>So now the function name contains a '.' and it won't compile.
>
>Regards,
>
> Hans
Oops, looks like I was a bit on autopilot there. I'll have to rethink
this patchset at a later point to overcome the symbol naming issue.
Thank you,
William Breathitt Gray