linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] leds: Move triggers before drivers in Makefile

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Date:	Sat, 2 Aug 2008 01:22:42 +0200 (CEST)
From:	Sven Wegener <sven.wegener@...aler.net>
To:	Richard Purdie <rpurdie@...ys.net>
cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] leds: Move triggers before drivers in Makefile

On Fri, 1 Aug 2008, Sven Wegener wrote:

> When both triggers and drivers are built-in, we should first register the
> triggers and then the drivers, to make default triggers work during device
> registration. We do this by moving the triggers before the drivers in the
> Makefile as init order is determined by linking order. Sadly this simple
> solution doesn't cover devices registered elsewhere in the kernel. But often
> these drivers provide their own triggers and should themselves take care of
> registering triggers before devices.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Sven Wegener <sven.wegener@...aler.net>

Ignore this one, we also attach default triggers to devices while loading 
the triggers.

Sven
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