linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 2.6.23] ibmebus: Prevent bus

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Message-ID: <OFBB1BA4B6.29175A76-ONC1257348.004DBCB3-C1257348.0050161C@de.ibm.com>
Date:	Fri, 31 Aug 2007 16:34:51 +0200
From:	Joachim Fenkes <FENKES@...ibm.com>
To:	Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>
Cc:	Christoph Raisch <raisch@...ibm.com>,
	Jan-Bernd Themann <themann@...ibm.com>,
	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>, linuxppc-dev@...abs.org,
	Paul Mackerras <paulus@...ba.org>,
	Paul Mackerras <pmac@....ibm.com>,
	Stefan Roscher <stefan.roscher@...ibm.com>,
	Thomas Q Klein <tklein@...ibm.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2.6.23] ibmebus: Prevent bus_id collisions

Hi, Arnd,

> The whole logic of dynamically adding and removing device is rather 
bogus,
> and it prevents autoloading of device drivers. of_platform_make_bus_id
> is the function that is responsible for creating unique names over 
there.

The plaintiff makes a valid point. How about a staging approach: We put 
the patch as it is now into 2.6.23 so the problem is fixed, and I'll post 
a "nice" version with autoloading support and a generic of_make_bus_id 
function for 2.6.24. Agree?

Regards,
  Joachim
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