linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/4] platform: Use drv->driver.bus instead of assuming platform_bus

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Message-ID: <20100818194410.GA17421@suse.de>
Date:	Wed, 18 Aug 2010 12:44:10 -0700
From:	Greg KH <gregkh@...e.de>
To:	Patrick Pannuto <ppannuto@...eaurora.org>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-arm-msm@...r.kernel.org,
	magnus.damm@...il.com, grant.likely@...retlab.ca,
	Paul Mundt <lethal@...ux-sh.org>,
	Magnus Damm <damm@...nsource.se>,
	"Rafael J. Wysocki" <rjw@...k.pl>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/4] platform: Use drv->driver.bus instead of assuming
 platform_bus_type

On Wed, Aug 18, 2010 at 12:15:40PM -0700, Patrick Pannuto wrote:
> In theory (although not *yet* in practice), a driver being passed
> to platform_driver_probe might have driver.bus set to something
> other than platform_bus_type. Locking drv->driver.bus is always
> correct.
> 
> Change-Id: Ib015c35237eb5493d17a812576a3a9906e1344d4

What is that field?  Why did you add it?

confused,

greg k-h
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