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From: Paul Gortmaker <paul.gortmaker@windriver.com>
To: Arnd Bergmann <arnd@arndb.de>
Cc: <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>,
	Bjorn Helgaas <bhelgaas@google.com>,
	Ley Foon Tan <lftan@altera.com>,
	Geert Uytterhoeven <geert+renesas@glider.be>,
	Stanimir Varbanov <svarbanov@mm-sol.com>,
	Thierry Reding <thierry.reding@gmail.com>,
	<linux-pci@vger.kernel.org>, <linux-arm-msm@vger.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 5/5] drivers/pci: make most of the PCI_DW drivers modular
Date: Mon, 8 Feb 2016 10:51:41 -0500	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20160208155141.GT23093@windriver.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <2730150.DUniNa63fK@wuerfel>

[Re: [PATCH 5/5] drivers/pci: make most of the PCI_DW drivers modular] On 08/02/2016 (Mon 11:00) Arnd Bergmann wrote:

> On Sunday 07 February 2016 19:00:44 Paul Gortmaker wrote:
> > We've exported the symbols that we know these specific drivers
> > will need as tristate, so now we can make the conversion from
> > bool to tristate w/o concern for build regressions.
> > 
> > Cc: Bjorn Helgaas <bhelgaas@google.com>
> > Cc: Ley Foon Tan <lftan@altera.com>
> > Cc: Geert Uytterhoeven <geert+renesas@glider.be>
> > Cc: Stanimir Varbanov <svarbanov@mm-sol.com>
> > Cc: Thierry Reding <thierry.reding@gmail.com>
> > Cc: Arnd Bergmann <arnd@arndb.de>
> > Cc: linux-pci@vger.kernel.org
> > Cc: linux-arm-msm@vger.kernel.org
> > Signed-off-by: Paul Gortmaker <paul.gortmaker@windriver.com>
> 
> Looks good, but I'm not sure what happens on unload. Did you check?

Per the 0/N I've not got the capability to do run time testing for any
of this stuff.  And from previous discussions, ISTR that people didn't
want to see a blanket block-unload policy implemented.

> Until this is tested, maybe it's best to prevent module unloading?

If that is what people want, I can add that.

P.
-- 

> 
> 	Arnd

  reply	other threads:[~2016-02-08 15:52 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 18+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2016-02-08  0:00 [PATCH 0/5] Modularize PCI_DW related drivers Paul Gortmaker
2016-02-08  0:00 ` [PATCH 3/5] drivers/pci: export dw syms enabling board specific PCI code to be tristate Paul Gortmaker
2016-02-08  9:57   ` Arnd Bergmann
2016-02-08 15:53     ` Paul Gortmaker
2016-02-08  0:00 ` [PATCH 4/5] drivers/pci: make host/pci-keystone-dw.c modular Paul Gortmaker
2016-02-08  9:59   ` Arnd Bergmann
2016-02-08 15:53     ` Paul Gortmaker
2016-02-08 19:03       ` Murali Karicheri
2016-02-08  0:00 ` [PATCH 5/5] drivers/pci: make most of the PCI_DW drivers modular Paul Gortmaker
2016-02-08 10:00   ` Arnd Bergmann
2016-02-08 15:51     ` Paul Gortmaker [this message]
2016-02-24  6:09 ` [PATCH 0/5] Modularize PCI_DW related drivers Kishon Vijay Abraham I
2016-02-24  9:04   ` Arnd Bergmann
2016-02-25  8:13     ` Kishon Vijay Abraham I
2016-02-25  8:35       ` Arnd Bergmann
2016-02-29  9:29         ` Kishon Vijay Abraham I
2016-03-01 21:35           ` Arnd Bergmann
2016-03-15 20:50             ` Murali Karicheri

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