From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1756947AbZLURZl (ORCPT ); Mon, 21 Dec 2009 12:25:41 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1755973AbZLURZj (ORCPT ); Mon, 21 Dec 2009 12:25:39 -0500 Received: from cantor2.suse.de ([195.135.220.15]:56963 "EHLO mx2.suse.de" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1755862AbZLURZi (ORCPT ); Mon, 21 Dec 2009 12:25:38 -0500 Date: Mon, 21 Dec 2009 09:14:45 -0800 From: Greg KH To: Mike Frysinger Cc: Andrew Morton , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, Michael Hennerich Subject: Re: [PATCH] Driver core: export platform_device_register_data as a GPL symbol Message-ID: <20091221171445.GA27870@suse.de> References: <1261413668-30145-1-git-send-email-vapier@gentoo.org> <20091221164619.GA27521@suse.de> <8bd0f97a0912210905s1a9512ffp45bf77555b3685df@mail.gmail.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <8bd0f97a0912210905s1a9512ffp45bf77555b3685df@mail.gmail.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.20 (2009-06-14) Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Mon, Dec 21, 2009 at 12:05:40PM -0500, Mike Frysinger wrote: > On Mon, Dec 21, 2009 at 11:46, Greg KH wrote: > > On Mon, Dec 21, 2009 at 11:41:08AM -0500, Mike Frysinger wrote: > >> This allows MFD's to register/bind drivers for their sub devices while > >> still being compiled as a module. > > > > Is this a problem that we need to get resolved in .33, or older kernels, > > or just for .34? > > the functionality is in place now, so it could be used in .33. but it > isnt that big of a deal to simply say the mfd core cant be built as a > module right now. > > so, it'd be nice for .33, but if it's too much hassle, .34 is OK. Ok, I'll queue it up for .33, as it keeps an in-kernel driver from working properly now. thanks, greg k-h