Re: [RFC][PATCH 0/75] pci_module_init to pci_register_driver conversion

From: Greg KH
Date: Thu Aug 17 2006 - 12:00:32 EST


On Thu, Aug 17, 2006 at 08:35:12AM -0400, Jeff Garzik wrote:
> Greg KH wrote:
> >On Thu, Aug 17, 2006 at 04:26:35AM +0000, Michal Piotrowski wrote:
> >>Hi,
> >>
> >>pci_module_init is obsolete.
> >>
> >>This patch series converts pci_module_init to pci_register_driver.
> >>
> >>
> >>Can I remove this?
> >>
> >>include/linux/pci.h:385
> >>/*
> >> * pci_module_init is obsolete, this stays here till we fix up all usages
> >> of it
> >> * in the tree.
> >> */
> >>#define pci_module_init pci_register_driver
> >
> >As repeated numerous times, it's up to the network developers if they
> >will take this or not.
> >
> >I'll hold off on taking this series, please push it through the driver
> >subsystem maintainers.
>
> It's already in subsystem trees, in fact.

Great, it can wait until 2.6.19.

> But it is most definitely not 2.6.18-rc material :)

Agreed.

thanks,

greg k-h
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