Re: [PATCH 1/7] mmc: sdio: store owner from modules with sdio_register_driver()

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Hello Krzysztof,

On Fri, Mar 29, 2024 at 06:24:31PM +0100, Krzysztof Kozlowski wrote:
> Modules registering driver with sdio_register_driver() might
> forget to set .owner field.  The field is used by some of other kernel
                             ^^ double space here

> parts for reference counting (try_module_get()), so it is expected that
> drivers will set it.
> 
> Solve the problem by moving this task away from the drivers to the core
> code, just like we did for platform_driver in
> commit 9447057eaff8 ("platform_device: use a macro instead of
> platform_driver_register").
> 
> Since many drivers forget to set the .owner, this effectively will fix
> them.  Examples of fixed drivers are: ath6kl, b43, btsdio.c, ks7010,
       ^^ and here

> libertas, MediaTek WiFi drivers, Realtek WiFi drivers, rsi, siano,
> wilc1000, wl1251 and more.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzysztof.kozlowski@xxxxxxxxxx>

My nit comments are irrelevant, but given you did the same twice I felt
like letting you know.

Reviewed-by: Francesco Dolcini <francesco.dolcini@xxxxxxxxxxx>





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