Re: [PATCH v1 1/1] pinctrl: denverton: Enable platform device in the absence of ACPI enumeration

[Andy Shevchenko <andy.shevchenko@xxxxxxxxx>]

On Wed, Oct 4, 2023 at 4:20 PM Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzk@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On 04/10/2023 15:09, Andy Shevchenko wrote:
> > On Wed, Oct 4, 2023 at 11:18 AM Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzk@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >> On 26/09/2023 21:08, Andy Shevchenko wrote:

...

> >>> +MODULE_ALIAS("platform:denverton-pinctrl");
> >>
> >> Why do you need the alias? It's the same as ID table. You most likely
> >> miss MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE() or your table is just wrong.
> >
> > This is cargo cult from pinctrl-broxton.c. If we want to fix, we need
> > to fix both.
> > Care to send patches?
>
> I don't understand how some other file affects this. Why do you exactly
> need module alias here? Which use-case does not work without it (after
> adding proper MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE())?

We try to keep these drivers uniform. So, if something should be done
differently, it should be done for all affected drivers.
Since patch is applied, now we have two drivers to improve.

-- 
With Best Regards,
Andy Shevchenko