Re: [PATCH -next 5/5] misc: microchip: pci1xxxx: use module_auxiliary_driver

[Greg KH <gregkh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Wed, Sep 07, 2022 at 02:35:14PM +0000, Kumaravel.Thiagarajan@xxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Wei Yongjun <weiyongjun@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Sent: Wednesday, September 7, 2022 2:05 PM
> > To: Kumaravel Thiagarajan - I21417
> > <Kumaravel.Thiagarajan@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>; Arnd Bergmann
> > <arnd@xxxxxxxx>; Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Cc: Wei Yongjun <weiyongjun1@xxxxxxxxxx>; linux-gpio@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx;
> > kernel-janitors@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: [PATCH -next 5/5] misc: microchip: pci1xxxx: use
> > module_auxiliary_driver
> > 
> > 
> > Use the module_auxiliary_driver() macro to make the code simpler by
> > eliminating module_init and module_exit calls.
> I needed this during the experimentation stage. But now these functions only
> do register and unregister. Hence, can be replaced with module_auxiliary_driver.
> Thanks for your patch.
> > 
> Add this tag -> Fixes: 7d3e4d807df2 ("misc: microchip: pci1xxxx: load gpio driver for the gpio controller auxiliary device enumerated by the auxiliary bus driver.")?

As you are the maintainer of this driver, you can add these markings to
the patches and sign off on them when you forward them on to me.  No
need to force the original developer to do this if you are already going
to do it as well.

thanks,

greg k-h