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Date:   Mon, 25 Sep 2023 18:47:31 +0300
From:   Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@intel.com>
To:     Michal Wilczynski <michal.wilczynski@intel.com>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH v1 9/9] ACPI: NFIT: Don't use KBUILD_MODNAME for driver
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On Mon, Sep 25, 2023 at 05:48:42PM +0300, Michal Wilczynski wrote:
> Driver name is part of the ABI, so it should be hard-coded, as ABI
> should be always kept backward compatible. Prevent ABI from changing
> accidentally in case KBUILD_MODNAME change.

This is up to maintainers, probably we won't have any users outside of existing
model (instantiating via ACPI ID). All the above is "strictly speaking"...

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With Best Regards,
Andy Shevchenko