Re: [PATCH v2 0/3] Remove obsolete __MODULE_STRING()

[Petr Pavlu]

On 10/14/26 11:36 AM, Petr Pavlu wrote:
> On 10/2/26 10:31 AM, Petr Pavlu wrote:
>> __MODULE_STRING() has been an alias for __stringify() since "[PATCH]
>> MODULE_PARM support for older modules" [1] in 2002-12. That change also
>> moved it to the graveyard section at the end of linux/module.h
>>
>> Replace the remaining uses of __MODULE_STRING() with __stringify() and
>> remove the macro.
>>
>> Apologies for the wide distribution. Acked-bys are appreciated.
>>
>> [1] https://git.kernel.org/tglx/history/c/136839a1b4
> 
> I've queued the second patch ("drivers: Replace __MODULE_STRING() with
> __stringify()") on modules-next for v7.4-rc1. Thanks for the Acked-byes
> and reviews.
> 
> The first patch ("hwmon: Replace __MODULE_STRING() with __stringify()")
> should go through the hwmon tree. Once these changes are in mainline,
> I plan to pick up the final patch ("module: Remove obsolete
> __MODULE_STRING()").

v7.4-rc1 no longer contains any __MODULE_STRING() calls, so I've queued
the final removal in patch 3 on modules-next for 7.5-rc1.

-- Petr