Messages in this thread | | | Date | Tue, 13 Sep 2022 18:44:36 +0100 | From | Marc Zyngier <> | Subject | Re: [EXT] Re: [PATCH v9 2/4] irqchip: Add IMX MU MSI controller driver |
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On Mon, 12 Sep 2022 16:53:40 +0100, Frank Li <frank.li@nxp.com> wrote: > > > > [Frank Li] I remember you said that irq-chip can't be removed. > > > So I am not sure why need build as module. > > > > Not being removed doesn't mean it cannot be built as a module and > > loaded on demand. Why should I be forced to have this driver built-in > > if my kernel is used on a variety of systems, only one of them having > > this device? > > [Frank Li] A problem, platform_msi_create_irq_domain have NOT export > to let module Call it. > https://elixir.bootlin.com/linux/latest/source/drivers/base/platform-msi.c#L122 > > Do you want to me add EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL for it OR keep "bool" here?
Please add a patch exporting the missing symbols, and make the think modular.
M.
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