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Re: [PATCH 1/2] watchdog: bcm7038_wdt: fix module autoload

Started byJavier Martinez Canillas <javier@osg.samsung.com>
First post2016-11-11 20:50 +0100
Last post2016-11-11 22:20 +0100
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  Re: [PATCH 1/2] watchdog: bcm7038_wdt: fix module autoload Javier Martinez Canillas <javier@osg.samsung.com> - 2016-11-11 20:50 +0100
    Re: [PATCH 1/2] watchdog: bcm7038_wdt: fix module autoload Guenter Roeck <linux@roeck-us.net> - 2016-11-11 20:50 +0100
      Re: [PATCH 1/2] watchdog: bcm7038_wdt: fix module autoload Javier Martinez Canillas <javier@osg.samsung.com> - 2016-11-11 22:20 +0100

#1519993 — Re: [PATCH 1/2] watchdog: bcm7038_wdt: fix module autoload

FromJavier Martinez Canillas <javier@osg.samsung.com>
Date2016-11-11 20:50 +0100
SubjectRe: [PATCH 1/2] watchdog: bcm7038_wdt: fix module autoload
Message-ID<sCpZL-9R-1@gated-at.bofh.it>
Hello Guenter,

On 10/14/2016 01:55 PM, Guenter Roeck wrote:
> On Fri, Oct 14, 2016 at 12:23:50PM -0300, Javier Martinez Canillas wrote:
>> If the driver is built as a module, autoload won't work because the module
>> alias information is not filled. So user-space can't match the registered
>> device with the corresponding module.
>>
>> Export the module alias information using the MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE() macro.
>>
>> Before this patch:
>>
>> $ modinfo drivers/watchdog/bcm7038_wdt.ko | grep alias
>> $
>>
>> After this patch:
>>
>> $ modinfo drivers/watchdog/bcm7038_wdt.ko | grep alias
>> alias:          of:N*T*Cbrcm,bcm7038-wdtC*
>> alias:          of:N*T*Cbrcm,bcm7038-wdt
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Javier Martinez Canillas <javier@osg.samsung.com>
> 
> Reviewed-by: Guenter Roeck <linux@roeck-us.net>
> 

Are you going to pick this (and patch 2/2)?

I'm asking because you provided your r-b tag but the patch
was never merged, so I wonder who should I ping about it.

Best regards,
-- 
Javier Martinez Canillas
Open Source Group
Samsung Research America

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#1519994

FromGuenter Roeck <linux@roeck-us.net>
Date2016-11-11 20:50 +0100
Message-ID<sCpZL-9R-3@gated-at.bofh.it>
In reply to#1519993
Hi Javier,

On Fri, Nov 11, 2016 at 04:43:37PM -0300, Javier Martinez Canillas wrote:
> Hello Guenter,
> 
> On 10/14/2016 01:55 PM, Guenter Roeck wrote:
> > On Fri, Oct 14, 2016 at 12:23:50PM -0300, Javier Martinez Canillas wrote:
> >> If the driver is built as a module, autoload won't work because the module
> >> alias information is not filled. So user-space can't match the registered
> >> device with the corresponding module.
> >>
> >> Export the module alias information using the MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE() macro.
> >>
> >> Before this patch:
> >>
> >> $ modinfo drivers/watchdog/bcm7038_wdt.ko | grep alias
> >> $
> >>
> >> After this patch:
> >>
> >> $ modinfo drivers/watchdog/bcm7038_wdt.ko | grep alias
> >> alias:          of:N*T*Cbrcm,bcm7038-wdtC*
> >> alias:          of:N*T*Cbrcm,bcm7038-wdt
> >>
> >> Signed-off-by: Javier Martinez Canillas <javier@osg.samsung.com>
> > 
> > Reviewed-by: Guenter Roeck <linux@roeck-us.net>
> > 
> 
> Are you going to pick this (and patch 2/2)?
> 
> I'm asking because you provided your r-b tag but the patch
> was never merged, so I wonder who should I ping about it.
> 
Wim would be the one to pick it.

Maybe it got lost.  I hope I'll find some time during the weekend
to update my tracking branch.

Guenter

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#1520033

FromJavier Martinez Canillas <javier@osg.samsung.com>
Date2016-11-11 22:20 +0100
Message-ID<sCroS-1fb-35@gated-at.bofh.it>
In reply to#1519994
Hello Guenter,

On 11/11/2016 04:47 PM, Guenter Roeck wrote:
> Hi Javier,
> 
> On Fri, Nov 11, 2016 at 04:43:37PM -0300, Javier Martinez Canillas wrote:
>> Hello Guenter,
>>
>> On 10/14/2016 01:55 PM, Guenter Roeck wrote:
>>> On Fri, Oct 14, 2016 at 12:23:50PM -0300, Javier Martinez Canillas wrote:
>>>> If the driver is built as a module, autoload won't work because the module
>>>> alias information is not filled. So user-space can't match the registered
>>>> device with the corresponding module.
>>>>
>>>> Export the module alias information using the MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE() macro.
>>>>
>>>> Before this patch:
>>>>
>>>> $ modinfo drivers/watchdog/bcm7038_wdt.ko | grep alias
>>>> $
>>>>
>>>> After this patch:
>>>>
>>>> $ modinfo drivers/watchdog/bcm7038_wdt.ko | grep alias
>>>> alias:          of:N*T*Cbrcm,bcm7038-wdtC*
>>>> alias:          of:N*T*Cbrcm,bcm7038-wdt
>>>>
>>>> Signed-off-by: Javier Martinez Canillas <javier@osg.samsung.com>
>>>
>>> Reviewed-by: Guenter Roeck <linux@roeck-us.net>
>>>
>>
>> Are you going to pick this (and patch 2/2)?
>>
>> I'm asking because you provided your r-b tag but the patch
>> was never merged, so I wonder who should I ping about it.
>>
> Wim would be the one to pick it.
> 
> Maybe it got lost.  I hope I'll find some time during the weekend
> to update my tracking branch.
> 

Ok, thanks a lot for the info.

> Guenter
> 

Best regards,
-- 
Javier Martinez Canillas
Open Source Group
Samsung Research America

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