From: Ira Weiny <ira.weiny@xxxxxxxxx> __auxiliary_driver_register is not intended to be called directly unless a custom name is required. Add documentation for this fact. Signed-off-by: Ira Weiny <ira.weiny@xxxxxxxxx> --- drivers/base/auxiliary.c | 5 +++++ 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+) diff --git a/drivers/base/auxiliary.c b/drivers/base/auxiliary.c index 70a8dbcd31b7..7192f7d03a05 100644 --- a/drivers/base/auxiliary.c +++ b/drivers/base/auxiliary.c @@ -225,6 +225,11 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(auxiliary_find_device); * @auxdrv: auxiliary_driver structure * @owner: owning module/driver * @modname: KBUILD_MODNAME for parent driver + * + * The expectation is that users will call the "auxiliary_driver_register" + * macro so that the caller's KBUILD_MODNAME is automatically inserted for the + * modname parameter. Only if a user requires a custom name would this version + * be called directly. */ int __auxiliary_driver_register(struct auxiliary_driver *auxdrv, struct module *owner, const char *modname) -- 2.31.1
