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Date:   Thu, 14 Apr 2022 15:19:27 +0200
From:   Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
To:     Jani Nikula <jani.nikula@intel.com>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/1] add support for enum module parameters
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On Thu, Apr 14, 2022 at 03:30:32PM +0300, Jani Nikula wrote:
> Hey, I've sent this before, ages ago, but haven't really followed
> through with it. I still think it would be useful for many scenarios
> where a plain number is a clumsy interface for a module param.
> 
> Thoughts?

We should not be adding new module parameters anyway (they operate on
code, not data/devices), so what would this be used for?

thanks,

greg k-h