Re: [PATCH v11 net-next 3/9] pinctrl: ocelot: allow pinctrl-ocelot to be loaded as a module

From: Andy Shevchenko
Date: Tue Jun 28 2022 - 08:54:32 EST


On Tue, Jun 28, 2022 at 10:17 AM Colin Foster
<colin.foster@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Work is being done to allow external control of Ocelot chips. When pinctrl
> drivers are used internally, it wouldn't make much sense to allow them to
> be loaded as modules. In the case where the Ocelot chip is controlled
> externally, this scenario becomes practical.

...

> builtin_platform_driver(ocelot_pinctrl_driver);

This contradicts the logic behind this change. Perhaps you need to
move to module_platform_driver(). (Yes, I think functionally it won't
be any changes if ->remove() is not needed, but for the sake of
logical correctness...)

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With Best Regards,
Andy Shevchenko