linux-kernel - Re: [RFC 2/4] driver core: Allow early registration of devices

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Message-ID: <20130816223523.GA31247@kroah.com>
Date:	Fri, 16 Aug 2013 15:35:23 -0700
From:	Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
To:	Grant Likely <grant.likely@...aro.org>
Cc:	Thierry Reding <thierry.reding@...il.com>,
	Rob Herring <rob.herring@...xeda.com>,
	Stephen Warren <swarren@...dotorg.org>,
	Hiroshi Doyu <hdoyu@...dia.com>,
	Lorenzo Pieralisi <lorenzo.pieralisi@....com>,
	Sebastian Hesselbarth <sebastian.hesselbarth@...il.com>,
	"devicetree@...r.kernel.org" <devicetree@...r.kernel.org>,
	Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [RFC 2/4] driver core: Allow early registration of devices

On Fri, Aug 16, 2013 at 11:20:55PM +0100, Grant Likely wrote:
> Also, for the devices that are created early, is it really appropriate
> to use APIs that require a struct device? I could easily argue that
> anything done at early boot should only be the bare minimum to allow
> the kernel to get to initcalls, and so mucking about with devices is
> inappropriate because it really messes with the assumptions made in
> the design of the driver model.

I agree, this could get really messy, really fast, and be a place that
people abuse quite easily.

greg k-h
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