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From:   Pavel Machek <pavel@ucw.cz>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH v5 00/18] mfd: demodularization of non-modular drivers
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> > Pavel, I hope this more extended explanation makes sense to you, and
> > that you simply have not seen me write these same details in the past.
>=20
> Blimey.  That's a really long winded way of saying:
>=20
>   "Modular-ness is actually broken in these drivers; [Paul]'s patches
>    make that point clear for all to see.  If people (authors/distros)
>    wish them to be modular, they need to fix them properly."

Has that been checked?

I mean... when I saw the patch I thought "perhaps it should be doing
bool->tristate instead"?

									Pavel
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