-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)
+