Re: [PATCH v7 08/11] arm/arm64: Unexport restart handlers

[Guenter Roeck <linux@roeck-us.net>]

On Thu, Dec 04, 2014 at 04:06:22PM +0100, Arnd Bergmann wrote:
> On Thursday 04 December 2014 06:51:49 Guenter Roeck wrote:
> > On 12/04/2014 06:44 AM, Geert Uytterhoeven wrote:
> > > On Thu, Dec 4, 2014 at 3:26 PM, Guenter Roeck <linux@roeck-us.net> wrote:
> > >> On 12/04/2014 05:36 AM, Geert Uytterhoeven wrote:
> > >>> On Wed, Aug 20, 2014 at 2:45 AM, Guenter Roeck <linux@roeck-us.net> wrote:
> > >>>> Implementing a restart handler in a module don't make sense
> > >>>> as there would be no guarantee that the module is loaded when
> > >>>> a restart is needed. Unexport arm_pm_restart to ensure that
> > >>>> no one gets the idea to do it anyway.
> > >>>
> > >>> Why not? I was just going to do that, but I got greeted by:
> > >>
> > >> Because you should register a restart handler instead, like the other
> > >> drivers in the same directory now do.
> > >
> > > That's a different thing. "there would be no guarantee that the module is
> > > loaded when a restart is needed" is also valid for restart handlers...
> > >
> > 
> > Not really, because you are supposed to unregister the restart handler
> > on unload. Sure, you can instead clear arm_pm_reastart and leave the system
> > with no means to restart ...
> 
> I agree with Geert that your commit message was confusing, it sounds like
> you were referring to drivers that are not yet loaded, while the problem
> that you are really address is drivers that have been unloaded later.
> 
Yes, I realize that now. I should probably have added the rationale
for the entire series to this commit. I'll try to do better next time.

Guenter