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

From: Linus Walleij
Date: Thu Jun 30 2022 - 07:57:08 EST


On Tue, Jun 28, 2022 at 9:00 PM Andy Shevchenko
<andy.shevchenko@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> On Tue, Jun 28, 2022 at 8:25 PM Colin Foster
> <colin.foster@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > On Tue, Jun 28, 2022 at 02:53:49PM +0200, Andy Shevchenko wrote:
> > > On Tue, Jun 28, 2022 at 10:17 AM Colin Foster
> > > <colin.foster@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> ...
>
> > > > 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...)
> >
> > I'll do this. Thanks.
> >
> > Process question: If I make this change is it typical to remove all
> > Reviewed-By tags? I assume "yes"
>
> I would not. This change is logical continuation and I truly believe
> every reviewer will agree on it.

I would have to think hard to remember a single review comment from Andy
where I didn't think "ah, yeah he's right", so definately keep mine.

Yours,
Linus Walleij