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Bug#934090: built-in PINCTRL drivers should be modules

From Ben Hutchings <ben@decadent.org.uk>
Newsgroups linux.debian.bugs.dist, linux.debian.kernel
Subject Bug#934090: built-in PINCTRL drivers should be modules
Date 2019-08-06 23:50 +0200
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On Tue, 2019-08-06 at 17:21 -0400, thomasw@fastmail.cn wrote:
> package: src:linux
> I think less running code when possible and a smaller linux image is
> always a good thing, therefore, I propose these as modules instead of
> built-in.
> 
> CONFIG_PINCTRL_AMD
> CONFIG_PINCTRL_CHERRYVIEW
> CONFIG_PINCTRL_INTEL
> CONFIG_PINCTRL_CANNONLAKE
> CONFIG_PINCTRL_CEDARFORK
> CONFIG_PINCTRL_DENVERTON
> CONFIG_PINCTRL_ICELAKE
> CONFIG_PINCTRL_LEWISBURG
> CONFIG_PINCTRL_SUNRISEPOINT

Ideally, yes; however pinctrl drivers may be needed very early during
boot so I don't know if these will work properly as modules.

Ben.

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Ben Hutchings
The program is absolutely right; therefore, the computer must be wrong.


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Bug#934090: built-in PINCTRL drivers should be modules thomasw@fastmail.cn - 2019-08-06 23:30 +0200
  Processed: Re: Bug#934090: built-in PINCTRL drivers should be modules "Debian Bug Tracking System" <owner@bugs.debian.org> - 2019-08-06 23:50 +0200
  Bug#934090: built-in PINCTRL drivers should be modules Ben Hutchings <ben@decadent.org.uk> - 2019-08-06 23:50 +0200
    Bug#934090: built-in PINCTRL drivers should be modules thomasw@fastmail.cn - 2019-08-07 00:20 +0200

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