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Date:   Mon, 17 Jul 2023 14:24:45 +0200
From:   Michael Walle <michael@walle.cc>
To:     Miquel Raynal <miquel.raynal@bootlin.com>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH v6 3/3] nvmem: core: Expose cells through sysfs
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Hi,

> There is one limitation though: if a layout is built as a module but is
> not properly installed in the system and loaded manually with insmod
> while the nvmem device driver was built-in, the cells won't appear in
> sysfs. But if done like that, the cells won't be usable by the built-in
> kernel drivers anyway.

What is the difference between manual loading with insmod and automatic
module loading? Or is the limitation, layout as M and device driver as Y
doesn't work?

-michael