linux-kernel - [PATCH 5/8] driver-core: platform_driver

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Date:	Mon, 30 Mar 2015 16:20:07 -0700
From:	Dmitry Torokhov <dmitry.torokhov@...il.com>
To:	Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
	"Luis R . Rodriguez" <mcgrof@...e.com>, Tejun Heo <tj@...nel.org>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Arjan van de Ven <arjan@...ux.intel.com>,
	Rusty Russell <rusty@...tcorp.com.au>,
	Olof Johansson <olof@...om.net>,
	Tetsuo Handa <penguin-kernel@...ove.SAKURA.ne.jp>
Subject: [PATCH 5/8] driver-core: platform_driver_probe() must probe synchronously

Because platform_driver_probe() checks, after trying to register driver,
if there are any devices that driver successfully bound to, driver's
probe routine must be run synchronously.

Signed-off-by: Dmitry Torokhov <dmitry.torokhov@...il.com>
---
 drivers/base/platform.c | 13 +++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 13 insertions(+)

diff --git a/drivers/base/platform.c b/drivers/base/platform.c
index ebf034b..063f0ab 100644
--- a/drivers/base/platform.c
+++ b/drivers/base/platform.c
@@ -613,6 +613,19 @@ int __init_or_module __platform_driver_probe(struct platform_driver *drv,
 {
 	int retval, code;
 
+	if (drv->driver.probe_type == PROBE_PREFER_ASYNCHRONOUS) {
+		pr_err("%s: drivers registered with %s can not be probed asynchronously\n",
+			 drv->driver.name, __func__);
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	/*
+	 * We have to run our probes synchronously because we check if
+	 * we find any devices to bind to and exit with error if there
+	 * are any.
+	 */
+	drv->driver.probe_type = PROBE_FORCE_SYNCHRONOUS;
+
 	/*
 	 * Prevent driver from requesting probe deferral to avoid further
 	 * futile probe attempts.
-- 
2.2.0.rc0.207.ga3a616c

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