On 30-04-20, 16:53, Greg Kroah-Hartman wrote: > On Thu, Apr 30, 2020 at 08:16:41PM +0530, Vinod Koul wrote: > > > > diff --git a/drivers/usb/host/Makefile b/drivers/usb/host/Makefile > > > > index b191361257cc..c3a79f626393 100644 > > > > --- a/drivers/usb/host/Makefile > > > > +++ b/drivers/usb/host/Makefile > > > > @@ -70,7 +70,8 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_USB_OHCI_HCD_DAVINCI) += ohci-da8xx.o > > > > obj-$(CONFIG_USB_UHCI_HCD) += uhci-hcd.o > > > > obj-$(CONFIG_USB_FHCI_HCD) += fhci.o > > > > obj-$(CONFIG_USB_XHCI_HCD) += xhci-hcd.o > > > > -obj-$(CONFIG_USB_XHCI_PCI) += xhci-pci.o > > > > +usb-xhci-pci-objs := xhci-pci.o xhci-pci-renesas.o > > > > +obj-$(CONFIG_USB_XHCI_PCI) += usb-xhci-pci.o > > > > > > I don't think it's a good idea to rename the xhci-pci module to usb-xhci-pci > > > > > > does > > > > > > xhci-pci-y := xhci-pci.o xhci-pci-renesas.o > > > obj-$(CONFIG_USB_XHCI_PCI) += xhci-pci.o > > > > > > cause some kbuild issues? > > > > Yes with this version I get the warning: > > make[4]: Circular drivers/usb/host/xhci-pci.o <- drivers/usb/host/xhci-pci.o dependency dropped. > > > > I don't speak enough Kbuild, but I guess it does make sense that we have > > xhci-pci.o as target for both xhci-pci.o xhci-pci-renesas.o! That was > > the reason for adding usb tag to this to resolve the conflict. > > > > I am okay for any other mechanism which can work well here. Btw what > > issues do you foresee with adding usb tag to module name. > > It will break all sorts of things. Happens every time we rename > modules, let's not do it unless we absolutely have to. Hmm that is interesting, am not sure why though :) Anyway, I have fixed it up and was able to make both as modules and export two symbols for xhci-pci.ko to use :) Makefile change looks like: +obj-$(CONFIG_USB_XHCI_PCI) += xhci-pci.o xhci-pci-renesas.o Thanks -- ~Vinod