1 files changed, 11 insertions, 9 deletions

diff --git a/include/linux/serio.h b/include/linux/serio.h
index be7dfb0f12d0..ca82861b0e46 100644
--- a/include/linux/serio.h
+++ b/include/linux/serio.h
@@ -79,19 +79,21 @@ void serio_reconnect(struct serio *serio);
 irqreturn_t serio_interrupt(struct serio *serio, unsigned char data, unsigned int flags);
 
 void __serio_register_port(struct serio *serio, struct module *owner);
-static inline void serio_register_port(struct serio *serio)
-{
-        __serio_register_port(serio, THIS_MODULE);
-}
+
+/* use a define to avoid include chaining to get THIS_MODULE */
+#define serio_register_port(serio) \
+        __serio_register_port(serio, THIS_MODULE)
 
 void serio_unregister_port(struct serio *serio);
 void serio_unregister_child_port(struct serio *serio);
 
-int __serio_register_driver(struct serio_driver *drv, struct module *owner, const char *mod_name);
-static inline int __must_check serio_register_driver(struct serio_driver *drv)
-{
-        return __serio_register_driver(drv, THIS_MODULE, KBUILD_MODNAME);
-}
+int __must_check __serio_register_driver(struct serio_driver *drv,
+                                struct module *owner, const char *mod_name);
+
+/* use a define to avoid include chaining to get THIS_MODULE & friends */
+#define serio_register_driver(drv) \
+        __serio_register_driver(drv, THIS_MODULE, KBUILD_MODNAME)
+
 void serio_unregister_driver(struct serio_driver *drv);
 
 static inline int serio_write(struct serio *serio, unsigned char data)