* Pavel Machek <pavel@xxxxxx> [190307 08:35]: > > > > Pavel, I hope this more extended explanation makes sense to you, and > > > that you simply have not seen me write these same details in the past. > > > > Blimey. That's a really long winded way of saying: > > > > "Modular-ness is actually broken in these drivers; [Paul]'s patches > > make that point clear for all to see. If people (authors/distros) > > wish them to be modular, they need to fix them properly." > > Has that been checked? > > I mean... when I saw the patch I thought "perhaps it should be doing > bool->tristate instead"? Thinking distors and loadable modules, for PMICs, only regulators need to be built-in in most cases. That's at least the case for example with drivers/mfd/motorola-cpcap.c. I'd say applying these patches makes sense unless we have people step up and fix their drivers. Regards, Tony
