Re: [PATCH v2 02/11] mfd: renesas-vbattb: Add a MFD driver for the Renesas VBATTB IP

[Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzk@kernel.org>]

On 16/07/2024 12:30, Claudiu wrote:
> From: Claudiu Beznea <claudiu.beznea.uj@bp.renesas.com>
> 
> Renesas VBATTB IP has logic to control the RTC clock, tamper detection
> and a small 128B memory. Add a MFD driver to do the basic initialization
> of the VBATTB IP for the inner components to work.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Claudiu Beznea <claudiu.beznea.uj@bp.renesas.com>
> ---


> +
> +static struct platform_driver vbattb_driver = {
> +	.probe = vbattb_probe,
> +	.remove_new = vbattb_remove,
> +	.driver = {
> +		.name = "renesas-vbattb",
> +		.of_match_table = vbattb_match,
> +	},
> +};
> +module_platform_driver(vbattb_driver);
> +
> +MODULE_ALIAS("platform:renesas-vbattb");

You should not need MODULE_ALIAS() in normal cases. If you need it,
usually it means your device ID table is wrong (e.g. misses either
entries or MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE()). MODULE_ALIAS() is not a substitute
for incomplete ID table.


> +MODULE_AUTHOR("Claudiu Beznea <claudiu.beznea.uj@bp.renesas.com>");
> +MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Renesas VBATTB driver");
> +MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");

Best regards,
Krzysztof