From: Lee Jones <lee@kernel.org>
To: Nick Alcock <nick.alcock@oracle.com>
Cc: Luis Chamberlain <mcgrof@kernel.org>,
linux-modules@vger.kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org,
Support Opensource <support.opensource@diasemi.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 01/18] mfd: da903x: remove MODULE_LICENSE in non-modules
Date: Thu, 16 Mar 2023 15:42:37 +0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20230316154237.GJ9667@google.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20230308194307.374789-1-nick.alcock@oracle.com>
On Wed, 08 Mar 2023, Nick Alcock wrote:
> Since commit 8b41fc4454e ("kbuild: create modules.builtin without
> Makefile.modbuiltin or tristate.conf"), MODULE_LICENSE declarations
> are used to identify modules. As a consequence, uses of the macro
> in non-modules will cause modprobe to misidentify their containing
> object file as a module when it is not (false positives), and modprobe
> might succeed rather than failing with a suitable error message.
>
> So remove it in the files in this commit, none of which can be built as
> modules.
>
> Signed-off-by: Nick Alcock <nick.alcock@oracle.com>
> Suggested-by: Luis Chamberlain <mcgrof@kernel.org>
> Cc: Luis Chamberlain <mcgrof@kernel.org>
> Cc: linux-modules@vger.kernel.org
> Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
> Cc: Support Opensource <support.opensource@diasemi.com>
> Cc: Lee Jones <lee@kernel.org>
> ---
> drivers/mfd/da903x.c | 1 -
> 1 file changed, 1 deletion(-)
All applied, thanks
--
Lee Jones [李琼斯]
prev parent reply other threads:[~2023-03-16 15:44 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 22+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2023-03-08 19:42 [PATCH 01/18] mfd: da903x: remove MODULE_LICENSE in non-modules Nick Alcock
2023-03-08 19:42 ` [PATCH 02/18] mfd: da9052: " Nick Alcock
2023-03-08 19:42 ` [PATCH 03/18] mfd: da9052-i2c: " Nick Alcock
2023-03-08 19:42 ` [PATCH 04/18] mfd: da9052-spi: " Nick Alcock
2023-03-08 19:42 ` [PATCH 05/18] mfd: da9055: " Nick Alcock
2023-03-08 19:42 ` [PATCH 06/18] mfd: da9055-i2c: " Nick Alcock
2023-03-08 19:42 ` [PATCH 07/18] mfd: stmpe-i2c: " Nick Alcock
2023-03-08 19:42 ` Nick Alcock
2023-03-08 19:42 ` [PATCH 08/18] mfd: stmpe-spi: " Nick Alcock
2023-03-08 19:42 ` Nick Alcock
2023-03-08 19:42 ` [PATCH 09/18] mfd: 88pm860x: " Nick Alcock
2023-03-08 19:42 ` [PATCH 10/18] mfd: da9055: do not cite as modular Nick Alcock
2023-03-09 18:29 ` Vincenzo Palazzo
2023-03-08 19:43 ` [PATCH 11/18] mfd: tc3589x: remove MODULE_LICENSE in non-modules Nick Alcock
2023-03-08 19:43 ` [PATCH 12/18] mfd: tps6586x: " Nick Alcock
2023-03-08 19:43 ` [PATCH 13/18] mfd: ezx-pcap: " Nick Alcock
2023-03-08 19:43 ` [PATCH 14/18] mfd: lp8788: " Nick Alcock
2023-03-08 19:43 ` [PATCH 15/18] mfd: omap-usb-host: " Nick Alcock
2023-03-08 19:43 ` [PATCH 16/18] mfd: omap-usb-tll: " Nick Alcock
2023-03-08 19:43 ` [PATCH 17/18] mfd: twl4030-audio: " Nick Alcock
2023-03-08 19:43 ` [PATCH 18/18] mfd: twl6040: " Nick Alcock
2023-03-16 15:42 ` Lee Jones [this message]
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