Re: [PATCH] usb: gadget: udc: renesas_usb3: drop unused module alias

From: Johan Hovold
Date: Tue Jul 29 2025 - 05:23:30 EST


Hi Geert,

On Mon, Jul 28, 2025 at 10:56:18AM +0200, Geert Uytterhoeven wrote:

> On Thu, 24 Jul 2025 at 11:21, Johan Hovold <johan@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > Since commit f3323cd03e58 ("usb: gadget: udc: renesas_usb3: remove R-Car
> > H3 ES1.* handling") the driver only supports OF probe so drop the unused
> > platform module alias.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Johan Hovold <johan@xxxxxxxxxx>
>
> While I don't debate the actual change, I would like to comment on
> the patch description. The driver only ever supported OF probe.
> The call to soc_device_match() was just used to override the match
> data for quirk handling.

The driver initially indeed only supported OF probe, but that changed
with commit ca02a5af650c ("usb: gadget: udc: renesas_usb3: Use
of_device_get_match_data() helper") after which the driver could at
least theoretically also bind based on the platform device name.

Johan