Re: [PATCH v1 1/1] hwmon: (iio_hwmon) Make use of device properties

From: Guenter Roeck
Date: Fri Aug 19 2022 - 09:03:53 EST


On Fri, Aug 19, 2022 at 12:50:46PM +0300, Andy Shevchenko wrote:
> On Fri, Aug 19, 2022 at 2:52 AM Guenter Roeck <linux@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > On Sat, Jul 30, 2022 at 03:50:24PM +0300, Andy Shevchenko wrote:
> > > Convert the module to be property provider agnostic and allow
> > > it to be used on non-OF platforms.
> > >
> > > Add mod_devicetable.h include.
> > >
> > What does that have to do with this patch ?
>
> See below.
>
> > > +#include <linux/mod_devicetable.h>
>
> > > -#include <linux/of.h>
>
> The of.h implicitly included missed headers. The mod_devicetable.h is
> necessary when we drop of.h. OTOH I haven't checked if
> mod_devicetable.h is still included indirectly. Either way the correct
> approach is to include mod_devicetable.h since we use a data type from
> it (of_device_id IIRC).
>
Something like

"Include mod_devicetable.h explicitly to replace the dropped of.h which
included mod_devicetable.h indirectly"

might be useful.

Thanks,
Guenter

> --
> With Best Regards,
> Andy Shevchenko