Re: [PATCH 03/11] fbdev/vga16fb: Auto-generate module init/exit code

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On 7/11/22 10:01, Thomas Zimmermann wrote:
> Hi
> 
> Am 08.07.22 um 15:16 schrieb Javier Martinez Canillas:
>> On 7/7/22 17:39, Thomas Zimmermann wrote:
>>> Move vgag16fb's option parsing into the driver's probe function and
>>> generate the rest of the module's init/exit functions from macros.
>>> Keep the options code, although there are no options defined.
>>>
>>
>> Ah, I see now why you wanted to move the check to the probe function. If
>> is to allow this cleanup then discard that comment from previous patch
>> and I'm OK with the move.
>>
>> Maybe you could comment in patch 02/11 commit message that the check is
>> moved to the probe handler to allow this cleanup as a follow-up patch ?
> 
> Sure.
> 
> I mostly wanted to use module_platform_driver(). The options handling is 
> in the way.
>

Yes, I got it when looked at this patch.
 
>>
>>> Signed-off-by: Thomas Zimmermann <tzimmermann@xxxxxxx>
>>> ---
>>>   drivers/video/fbdev/vga16fb.c | 35 ++++++++++-------------------------
>>>   1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 25 deletions(-)
>>>
>>> diff --git a/drivers/video/fbdev/vga16fb.c b/drivers/video/fbdev/vga16fb.c
>>> index f7c1bb018843..e7767ed50c5b 100644
>>> --- a/drivers/video/fbdev/vga16fb.c
>>> +++ b/drivers/video/fbdev/vga16fb.c
>>> @@ -1321,12 +1321,21 @@ static int __init vga16fb_setup(char *options)
>>>   
>>>   static int vga16fb_probe(struct platform_device *dev)
>>>   {
>>> +#ifndef MODULE
>>> +	char *option = NULL;
>>> +#endif
>>>   	struct screen_info *si;
>>>   	struct fb_info *info;
>>>   	struct vga16fb_par *par;
>>>   	int i;
>>>   	int ret = 0;
>>>   
>>> +#ifndef MODULE
>>> +	if (fb_get_options("vga16fb", &option))
>>> +		return -ENODEV;
>>> +	vga16fb_setup(option);
>>> +#endif
>>> +
>>
>> I would just drop these ifdefery and have the option unconditionally.
>> It seems that's what most fbdev drivers do AFAICT.
> 
> Or can we kill it entirely? There are no actual options.
>

That sounds good to me as well.

-- 
Best regards,

Javier Martinez Canillas
Linux Engineering
Red Hat





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