linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] i2c: exynos5: register driver early in subsys initcall to avoid probe defer

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Message-ID: <20151101160203.GB2295@katana>
Date:	Sun, 1 Nov 2015 17:02:03 +0100
From:	Wolfram Sang <wsa@...-dreams.de>
To:	Marek Szyprowski <m.szyprowski@...sung.com>
Cc:	linux-samsung-soc@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-i2c@...r.kernel.org,
	Krzysztof Kozlowski <k.kozlowski@...sung.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] i2c: exynos5: register driver early in subsys initcall
 to avoid probe defer

On Fri, Oct 30, 2015 at 03:23:28PM +0100, Marek Szyprowski wrote:
> i2c bus drivers should be registered earlier than typical drivers to let
> important i2c devices (like PMICs/regulators) get registered early
> enough to avoid probe defer of all devices in typical embedded system.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Marek Szyprowski <m.szyprowski@...sung.com>

I don't accept such patches anymore. Some more background:

http://www.spinics.net/lists/linux-i2c/msg13102.html
http://www.spinics.net/lists/linux-i2c/msg16644.html


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