linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 09/18] AT91: Call at91_register

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Message-ID: <20140708080636.GK13423@lukather>
Date:	Tue, 8 Jul 2014 10:06:36 +0200
From:	Maxime Ripard <maxime.ripard@...e-electrons.com>
To:	Jean-Christophe PLAGNIOL-VILLARD <plagnioj@...osoft.com>
Cc:	linux@...im.org.za, Nicolas FERRE <nicolas.ferre@...el.com>,
	dwmw2@...radead.org, dbaryshkov@...il.com,
	devicetree@...r.kernel.org,
	Thomas Petazzoni <thomas@...e-electrons.com>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Boris Brezillon <boris@...e-electrons.com>,
	Alexandre Belloni <alexandre.belloni@...e-electrons.com>,
	linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 09/18] AT91: Call at91_register_devices in the board files

On Mon, Jul 07, 2014 at 08:42:39PM +0200, Jean-Christophe PLAGNIOL-VILLARD wrote:
> On 16:52 Thu 03 Jul     , Maxime Ripard wrote:
> > Hi,
> > 
> > On Thu, Jul 03, 2014 at 10:29:58PM +0800, Jean-Christophe PLAGNIOL-VILLARD wrote:
> > > no do this at SoC level
> > 
> > Since it has to be done at init_machine, I don't see any other easy
> > way to do this at the SoC level.
> > 
> > What is your suggestion?
> 
> do it earlier as there is not driver it will not change anything

My question remains. When should I do so?

at91_initialize is too early to register any devices.

Maxime

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Maxime Ripard, Free Electrons
Embedded Linux, Kernel and Android engineering
http://free-electrons.com

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