Re: [PATCH net-next] bcm87xx: Add MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE

[Ben Hutchings <ben@decadent.org.uk>]

On Tue, Sep 03, 2013 at 10:32:02AM -0700, David Daney wrote:
> On 09/01/2013 02:33 PM, Ben Hutchings wrote:
> >bcm87xx currently isn't auto-loaded if built as a module.
> >
> >Signed-off-by: Ben Hutchings <ben@decadent.org.uk>
> >---
> >Compile-tested only.
> 
> Then how do you know that it does anything sensible?

This is generally required in modular PHY drivers.  I was hoping you'd
be able to say whether that it's useful or necessary for this one.

> Other than that, it seems plausible.
> 
> David Daney

Thanks.

Ben.

> >
> >Ben.
> >
> >  drivers/net/phy/bcm87xx.c | 7 +++++++
> >  1 file changed, 7 insertions(+)
> >
> >diff --git a/drivers/net/phy/bcm87xx.c b/drivers/net/phy/bcm87xx.c
> >index 7997895..f5b44ff 100644
> >--- a/drivers/net/phy/bcm87xx.c
> >+++ b/drivers/net/phy/bcm87xx.c
> >@@ -230,4 +230,11 @@ static void __exit bcm87xx_exit(void)
> >  }
> >  module_exit(bcm87xx_exit);
> >
> >+static struct mdio_device_id __maybe_unused bcm87xx_tbl[] = {
> >+	{ PHY_ID_BCM8706, 0xffffffff },
> >+	{ PHY_ID_BCM8727, 0xffffffff },
> >+	{ }
> >+};
> >+
> >  MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
> >+MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE(mdio, bcm87xx_tbl);
> >
> 

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