Re: [RFC/RFT PATCH 2/2] mfd: max14577: Allow driver to be built as a module

Javier Martinez Canillas
2016-03-17T18:02:28Z

Hello Chanwoo

On 03/17/2016 01:57 PM, Javier Martinez Canillas wrote:

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>
> Sorry again, this error goes away after I clean the build directory so it
> does not happen without this patch-set. Now, I found what's the issue and
> is that both the max14577 MFD and regulator drivers have the same object
> file name so they both end being called max14577.ko.
>
> This confuses Kbuild and so in the modpost step, the exported symbols by
> the MFD driver don't end into Module.symvers. This doesn't happen when
> the driver is not a module since symbols come from the vmlinux binary.
>
> I'll post a patch to rename the regulator driver to max14577-regulator,
> this will be necessary anyways to have max14577 as a module since Kbuild
> also gets confused and don't copy both modules because have the same name.
>

Patch is [0], could you please test the patch-series along with that one
and provide your Tested-by? I plan to re-send this series once [0] lands.

> Best regards,
>

[0]: https://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/8613691/

Best regards,
--
Javier Martinez Canillas
Open Source Group
Samsung Research America