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

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Date:	Wed, 20 Jul 2016 12:58:20 +0200
From:	Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@...ux-m68k.org>
To:	Masahiro Yamada <yamada.masahiro@...ionext.com>
Cc:	Michael Turquette <mturquette@...libre.com>,
	linux-clk <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

On Sat, Jul 16, 2016 at 6:57 AM, Masahiro Yamada
<yamada.masahiro@...ionext.com> wrote:
> 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

As are regulators, DMA engines, power domains, ..., but the actual ordering
needed depends on the SoC.

>>> 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>
>
> 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.

Gr{oetje,eeting}s,

                        Geert

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