linux-kernel - Re: [BUG 2.6.36-rc5] of_i2c.ko <-> i2c-core.ko dependency loop

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Date:	Fri, 24 Sep 2010 11:12:09 +0200
From:	Jean Delvare <khali@...ux-fr.org>
To:	Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@...otime.net>,
	Grant Likely <grant.likely@...retlab.ca>
Cc:	Mikael Pettersson <mikpe@...uu.se>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-i2c@...r.kernel.org, linuxppc-dev@...ts.ozlabs.org
Subject: Re: [BUG 2.6.36-rc5] of_i2c.ko <-> i2c-core.ko dependency loop

On Thu, 23 Sep 2010 15:05:59 -0700, Randy Dunlap wrote:
> On Thu, 23 Sep 2010 22:16:32 +0200 Mikael Pettersson wrote:
> > Randy Dunlap writes:
> >  > No kconfig warnings?
> > 
> > Not that I recall.  I can check tomorrow if necessary.
> 
> No kconfig warnings.  I checked with your .config file.
> 
> >  > Please post your full .config file.
> 
> Just a matter of module i2c-core calls of_ functions and module of_i2c calls
> i2c_ functions.  Hmph.  Something for Grant, Jean, and Ben to work out.

As far as I can see this is caused by this commit from Grant:

http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commitdiff;h=959e85f7751c33d1a2dabc5cc3fe2ed0db7052e5

Mikael, can you please try reverting this patch and see if it solves
your problem?

-- 
Jean Delvare
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