On Thu, Oct 05, 2017 at 02:47:15PM +0000, mario.limoncie...@dell.com wrote: > > > > > > So I believe it should be a mandatory runtime dependency due to needing > > > the symbol dell_wmi_get_interface_version. Depmod should be handling > > > this then no? > > > > This was nagging me all night, and I was thinking the last time I had to > > use this it was indeed a runtime dependency. Sorry for the noise on > > this. > > > > The kconfig needs to be setup such that dell-wmi-descriptor cannot be a > > module if the dependent drivers are modules. > > > > -- > > Darren Hart > > VMware Open Source Technology Center > > Even if the others are modules shouldn't module ordering from depmod still > DTRT? > You still won't be able to load dell-wmi.ko until dell-wmi-descriptor.ko was > loaded. >
I worded that wrong *facepalm*, let me try again... The kconfig needs to be setup such that dell-wmi-descriptor cannot be a module if the dependent drivers are built-in. -- Darren Hart VMware Open Source Technology Center
