linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v5 RESEND 4/5] ARM: amba: Move reading of periphid to amba

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Date:	Wed, 17 Feb 2016 20:08:28 +0000
From:	Russell King - ARM Linux <linux@....linux.org.uk>
To:	Marek Szyprowski <m.szyprowski@...sung.com>
Cc:	linux-samsung-soc@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Ulf Hansson <ulf.hansson@...aro.org>,
	Tomeu Vizoso <tomeu.vizoso@...labora.com>,
	Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
	Dan Williams <dan.j.williams@...el.com>,
	Kukjin Kim <kgene@...nel.org>,
	Krzysztof Kozlowski <k.kozlowski@...sung.com>,
	Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz <b.zolnierkie@...sung.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v5 RESEND 4/5] ARM: amba: Move reading of periphid to
 amba_match()

On Wed, Feb 17, 2016 at 08:52:36AM +0100, Marek Szyprowski wrote:
> Then the only solution right now I see is to get back to v1:
> http://lists.infradead.org/pipermail/linux-arm-kernel/2015-November/388199.html
> which at least handles correctly device registration when power domain
> driver is available.

... and which has the ability to break platforms if the PM domain is
not already available.

What's wrong with the patch in the link above _combined_ with a patch
which addresses the concern I have with that patch: build a list of
the failed-to-register devices, and retry them later - maybe from a
late_initcall(), or a similar mechanism?

My view is the risk to existing systems is _too_ high to apply either
this patch, or the patch you link to above, and I refuse to play the
"lets apply it and see if we break anything" lottery with this.

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