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[PATCH v2 3/6] mailbox: Add support for ST's Mailbox IP

From: Lee Jones <hidden>
Date: 2015-07-30 13:31:28
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On Thu, 30 Jul 2015, Paul Bolle wrote:
On do, 2015-07-30 at 12:45 +0100, Lee Jones wrote:
quoted
On Wed, 29 Jul 2015, Paul Bolle wrote:
quoted
Besides, if I read sti_max_probe() correctly, without OF support
loading
this module won't accomplish much. So what would another way of
autoloading this module buy you?
I think this line can be safely removed.
Looking at this patch a little more I notice there's no line reading
     MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE(of, sti_mailbox_match);

The three mailbox drivers that currently support OF do have such a line.
So "another way of autoloading" was rather sloppy as now I don't see how
this driver, if build as a module, will get auto-loaded. Maybe there's
an auto-loading mechanism that I'm not aware of here. Or perhaps auto
-loading is not needed.

Similar question for patch 5/6 and the lack of a line reading
    MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE(of, mbox_test_match);
Yes, both of those lines should be present.

FYW, I don't test these drivers as modules and have no desire to.  I
always build everything into a single kernel binary, so any feedback
regarding the module enabling code is appreciated.

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Lee Jones
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