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SubjectRe: [PATCH v11 2/5] usb: renesas-xhci: Add the renesas xhci driver
On 30-04-20, 16:53, Greg Kroah-Hartman wrote:
> On Thu, Apr 30, 2020 at 08:16:41PM +0530, Vinod Koul wrote:
> > > > diff --git a/drivers/usb/host/Makefile b/drivers/usb/host/Makefile
> > > > index b191361257cc..c3a79f626393 100644
> > > > --- a/drivers/usb/host/Makefile
> > > > +++ b/drivers/usb/host/Makefile
> > > > @@ -70,7 +70,8 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_USB_OHCI_HCD_DAVINCI) += ohci-da8xx.o
> > > > obj-$(CONFIG_USB_UHCI_HCD) += uhci-hcd.o
> > > > obj-$(CONFIG_USB_FHCI_HCD) += fhci.o
> > > > obj-$(CONFIG_USB_XHCI_HCD) += xhci-hcd.o
> > > > -obj-$(CONFIG_USB_XHCI_PCI) += xhci-pci.o
> > > > +usb-xhci-pci-objs := xhci-pci.o xhci-pci-renesas.o
> > > > +obj-$(CONFIG_USB_XHCI_PCI) += usb-xhci-pci.o
> > >
> > > I don't think it's a good idea to rename the xhci-pci module to usb-xhci-pci
> > >
> > > does
> > >
> > > xhci-pci-y := xhci-pci.o xhci-pci-renesas.o
> > > obj-$(CONFIG_USB_XHCI_PCI) += xhci-pci.o
> > >
> > > cause some kbuild issues?
> >
> > Yes with this version I get the warning:
> > make[4]: Circular drivers/usb/host/xhci-pci.o <- drivers/usb/host/xhci-pci.o dependency dropped.
> >
> > I don't speak enough Kbuild, but I guess it does make sense that we have
> > xhci-pci.o as target for both xhci-pci.o xhci-pci-renesas.o! That was
> > the reason for adding usb tag to this to resolve the conflict.
> >
> > I am okay for any other mechanism which can work well here. Btw what
> > issues do you foresee with adding usb tag to module name.
>
> It will break all sorts of things. Happens every time we rename
> modules, let's not do it unless we absolutely have to.

Hmm that is interesting, am not sure why though :)

Anyway, I have fixed it up and was able to make both as modules and
export two symbols for xhci-pci.ko to use :)

Makefile change looks like:

+obj-$(CONFIG_USB_XHCI_PCI) += xhci-pci.o xhci-pci-renesas.o

Thanks
--
~Vinod

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