linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 1/2] clk: Disable unused clocks after deferred probing is done

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Message-ID: <20130522103525.GD9937@game.jcrosoft.org>
Date:	Wed, 22 May 2013 12:35:25 +0200
From:	Jean-Christophe PLAGNIOL-VILLARD <plagnioj@...osoft.com>
To:	Saravana Kannan <skannan@...eaurora.org>
Cc:	Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
	Grant Likely <grant.likely@...retlab.ca>,
	Mike Turquette <mturquette@...aro.org>,
	Liam Girdwood <lrg@...com>,
	Mark Brown <broonie@...nsource.wolfsonmicro.com>,
	linux-arm-msm@...r.kernel.org, Stephen Boyd <sboyd@...eaurora.org>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 1/2] clk: Disable unused clocks after deferred
 probing is done

On 16:03 Fri 10 May     , Saravana Kannan wrote:
> On 05/09/2013 11:45 PM, Jean-Christophe PLAGNIOL-VILLARD wrote:
> >On 11:35 Thu 09 May     , Saravana Kannan wrote:
> >>With deferred probing, late_initcall() is too soon to declare a clock as
> >>unused. Wait for deferred probing to finish before declaring a clock as
> >>unused. Since deferred probing is done in late_initcall(), do the unused
> >>check to late_initcall_sync.
> >
> >Nack for both regulator & clk
> >
> >you can not known when the clock need to be shutdown
> >
> >example display splash screen set by the bootloader and display as module
> >
> >Best Regards,
> >J.
> 
> You are joking right? This is already done in the kernel. If you
> don't want that, please rip out the code and try to get that picked
> up. I'm sending out this patch for fix what's currently in the
> kernel for those who care for the current feature.

so this feature is nightmare we need to KILL it

Best Regards,
J.
> 
> Regards,
> Saravana
> 
> 
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