On 08/06/2015 at 17:06:34 -0400, Paul Gortmaker wrote : > > I've contemplated applying that patch but I'm not sure it is actually a > > good idea because those 46 drivers are using a variant of module_driver > > which actually uses __init and __exit. After your patch it is still > > working simply because init.h gets included that way: > > Firstly, I am kind of curious why an 18 month old patch is getting > replied to now. That aside, this interdependence between module.h and > init.h was reconsidered and you can see the resolution solution here: > > https://lkml.kernel.org/r/1433276168-21550-1-git-send-email-paul.gortma...@windriver.com > > To summarize what is said there, yes - you can ignore the one line > removals for now. We will revisit them after the above is merged. >
I've taken the RTC subsystem maintainership and I've been sorting the 2372 patches left in patchwork down to 126 and yours was one of these. Seeing your answer, I think my question was legitimate. I'll be happy to take your revised patch once ready. -- Alexandre Belloni, Free Electrons Embedded Linux, Kernel and Android engineering http://free-electrons.com -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majord...@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
