[PATCH v2 17/32] pinctrl: mediatek: mt8516: Enable module build support
From: Justin Yeh
Date: Thu Jun 25 2026 - 21:35:58 EST
Add MODULE_LICENSE("GPL") macro and change Kconfig option from
bool to tristate to allow building as a loadable kernel module.
This is required for Android GKI + vendor_dlkm deployments where
vendor-specific drivers must be kept separate from the GKI vmlinux.
Fixes: 264667112ef0 ("pinctrl: mediatek: Add MT8516 Pinctrl driver")
Signed-off-by: Justin Yeh <justin.yeh@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/pinctrl/mediatek/Kconfig | 2 +-
drivers/pinctrl/mediatek/pinctrl-mt8516.c | 3 +++
2 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/drivers/pinctrl/mediatek/Kconfig b/drivers/pinctrl/mediatek/Kconfig
index 5d0d96fd75d5..4be557ea7341 100644
--- a/drivers/pinctrl/mediatek/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/pinctrl/mediatek/Kconfig
@@ -315,7 +315,7 @@ config PINCTRL_MT8365
select PINCTRL_MTK
config PINCTRL_MT8516
- bool "MediaTek MT8516 pin control"
+ tristate "MediaTek MT8516 pin control"
depends on OF
depends on ARM64 || COMPILE_TEST
default ARM64 && ARCH_MEDIATEK
diff --git a/drivers/pinctrl/mediatek/pinctrl-mt8516.c b/drivers/pinctrl/mediatek/pinctrl-mt8516.c
index abda75d4354e..d2346c71bf76 100644
--- a/drivers/pinctrl/mediatek/pinctrl-mt8516.c
+++ b/drivers/pinctrl/mediatek/pinctrl-mt8516.c
@@ -343,3 +343,6 @@ static int __init mtk_pinctrl_init(void)
return platform_driver_register(&mtk_pinctrl_driver);
}
arch_initcall(mtk_pinctrl_init);
+
+MODULE_DESCRIPTION("MediaTek MT8516 Pinctrl Driver");
+MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
--
2.45.2