linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v3 3/3] dmaengine: mpc512x: initialize with subsys

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Message-ID: <20151007141740.GF3320@vkoul-mobl.iind.intel.com>
Date:	Wed, 7 Oct 2015 15:17:41 +0100
From:	Vinod Koul <vinod.koul@...el.com>
To:	Alexander Popov <alex.popov@...ux.com>
Cc:	Benjamin Herrenschmidt <benh@...nel.crashing.org>,
	Paul Mackerras <paulus@...ba.org>,
	Michael Ellerman <mpe@...erman.id.au>,
	Anatolij Gustschin <agust@...x.de>,
	Gerhard Sittig <gsi@...x.de>, Rob Herring <robh@...nel.org>,
	Timur Tabi <timur@...i.org>,
	Grant Likely <grant.likely@...aro.org>,
	Dan Williams <dan.j.williams@...el.com>,
	Pawel Moll <pawel.moll@....com>,
	Mark Rutland <mark.rutland@....com>,
	Ian Campbell <ijc+devicetree@...lion.org.uk>,
	Kumar Gala <galak@...eaurora.org>,
	linuxppc-dev@...ts.ozlabs.org, dmaengine@...r.kernel.org,
	devicetree@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 3/3] dmaengine: mpc512x: initialize with
 subsys_initcall()

On Thu, Sep 24, 2015 at 08:28:57PM +0300, Alexander Popov wrote:
> Initialize Freescale MPC512x DMA driver with subsys_initcall()
> to allow the depending drivers to call dma_request_slave_channel()
> during their probe.

Why can't we use defered probe ? I have been asking people to not move init
levels and esnure we have right solutions using defered probe

-- 
~Vinod
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