linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] clk: probe common clock drivers earlier

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Message-ID: <CAK7LNASny6C=TmVX4uRvf1kF4pNF_ovQQgw9UEhR=xLn+Fy2Jw@mail.gmail.com>
Date:	Sat, 16 Jul 2016 13:57:51 +0900
From:	Masahiro Yamada <yamada.masahiro@...ionext.com>
To:	Michael Turquette <mturquette@...libre.com>
Cc:	linux-clk@...r.kernel.org,
	Jay Sternberg <jay.e.sternberg@...el.com>,
	Jens Axboe <axboe@...com>,
	Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Dan Williams <dan.j.williams@...el.com>,
	Matias Bjørling <m@...rling.me>,
	Krzysztof Kozlowski <k.kozlowski@...sung.com>,
	Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
	Alexander Shishkin <alexander.shishkin@...ux.intel.com>,
	Valentin Rothberg <valentinrothberg@...il.com>,
	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] clk: probe common clock drivers earlier

2016-07-16 11:11 GMT+09:00 Michael Turquette <mturquette@...libre.com>:
> Quoting Masahiro Yamada (2016-05-05 00:57:17)
>> Several SoCs implement platform drivers for clocks rather than
>> CLK_OF_DECLARE().  Clocks should come earlier because they are
>> prerequisites for many of other drivers.  It will help to mitigate
>> EPROBE_DEFER issues.
>>
>> Also, drop the comment since it does not look valuable.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Masahiro Yamada <yamada.masahiro@...ionext.com>
>
> Acked-by: Michael Turquette <mturquette@...libre.com>
>
> Regards,
> Mike
>

Thanks for taking a look at this patch.

While I was wondering where is the best place for
"obj-y += clk/", I thought it can be probed even earlier.

So, v2 is here:
https://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/9129749/

Please consider it as a applicable candidate.

Thanks!


-- 
Best Regards
Masahiro Yamada