Re: [PATCH] gpio: add support for FTDI's MPSSE as GPIO
From: Mary Strodl
Date: Fri Aug 16 2024 - 08:23:34 EST
Hello!
On Fri, Aug 16, 2024 at 07:52:43AM +0200, Krzysztof Kozlowski wrote:
> You should not need MODULE_ALIAS() in normal cases. If you need it,
> usually it means your device ID table is wrong (e.g. misses either
> entries or MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE()). MODULE_ALIAS() is not a substitute
> for incomplete ID table.
Gotcha. I will remove that next time this gets sent out. I'll probably
give it a few days so other folks can chime in, unless you'd like to
see this changed before reviewing in more depth?
I assumed it was there to make `gpio-mpsse` work in addition to
`gpio_mpsse`.
> The module with autoload based on USB ids, right?
Yep.
> Best regards,
> Krzysztof
Thanks for taking the time to review my patch!
Mary