Re: [PATCH] clk: samsung: exynos-clkout: Remove misleading of_match_table/MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE

[William McVicker <willmcvicker@google.com>]

On 04/25/2024, Marek Szyprowski wrote:
> Since commit 9484f2cb8332 ("clk: samsung: exynos-clkout: convert to
> module driver") this driver is instantiated as MFD-cell (matched by
> platform device name) not as a real platform device created by OF code.
> Remove then of_match_table and related MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE to avoid
> further confusion.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Marek Szyprowski <m.szyprowski@samsung.com>
> ---
>  drivers/clk/samsung/clk-exynos-clkout.c | 2 --
>  1 file changed, 2 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/clk/samsung/clk-exynos-clkout.c b/drivers/clk/samsung/clk-exynos-clkout.c
> index 503c6f5b20d5..0c7f4e2aa366 100644
> --- a/drivers/clk/samsung/clk-exynos-clkout.c
> +++ b/drivers/clk/samsung/clk-exynos-clkout.c
> @@ -75,7 +75,6 @@ static const struct of_device_id exynos_clkout_ids[] = {
>  		.data = &exynos_clkout_exynos5,
>  	}, { }
>  };
> -MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE(of, exynos_clkout_ids);

I understand these are duplicates of the exynos-pmu driver, but was wondering
if this will impact the exynos-clkout module from getting auto-loaded? Without
the MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE() defined, the aliases won't be created that trigger
udev to load this module and the mfd driver is obviously not going to load it.

Thanks,
Will