On 3/7/2016 11:46 PM, Eric Auger wrote: >> #define module_vfio_reset_handler(compat, acpihid, reset) \ >> > MODULE_ALIAS("vfio-reset: dt: " compat); \ >> > MODULE_ALIAS("vfio-reset: acpi: " acpihid); \ > My gut feeling is we must not create a dummy alias when the mode > (dt/acpi) is not supported/tested. It fills the modinfo section with > spurious data, aliases are visible to modinfo, ... > > So I personally foresee 2 solutions, > 1) we create a single alias using acpihid if supported or compat if not. > Then even in dt mode we try to load this module through the acpihid > alias. Looks weird but should work. > 2) We simply move the module alias declaration out of this macro (to the > reset module itself), define 2 aliases in case both dt and acpi are > supported & tested. > > My personal preference is 2 I think. > > Best Regards > > Eric > I agree with your assessment of #2. We are trying to be too smart. I'll post a patch with #2 solution. -- Sinan Kaya Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. on behalf of Qualcomm Innovation Center, Inc. Qualcomm Innovation Center, Inc. is a member of Code Aurora Forum, a Linux Foundation Collaborative Project -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe devicetree" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html