Re: GHES platform devices

[Huang\, Ying]

Hi, Bjorn,

Bjorn Helgaas <helgaas@xxxxxxxxxx> writes:

> Hi Huang,
>
> 7ad6e9435596 ("ACPI, APEI, Manage GHES as platform devices") added
> platform devices so the GHES driver could be built as a module and
> automatically loaded when needed.
>
> Later, 86cd47334b00 ("ACPI, APEI, GHES, Prevent GHES to be built as
> module") removed the ability to build GHES as a module.
>
> Should we revert 7ad6e9435596?  It's inconsistent to handle GHES, but
> not other error sources, as a platform device.  And having it as a
> platform device probably puts gunk in sysfs that we don't need.

Although other error sources are not platform devices, I think it is
generally good to make GHES platform devices.  To take advantage of
automatic module loading, we can make ghes a module again, but prevent
it from unloading.  What do you think about that?

Best Regards,
Huang, Ying