linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v4 01/22] of: device: Support loading a module with OF based modalias

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Message-ID: <CAL_JsqLC-ucq03wLY65mwYXQJHC_mVoK3LOMfpXVpYhKXssLgA@mail.gmail.com>
Date:   Wed, 7 Sep 2016 19:58:09 -0500
From:   Rob Herring <robh+dt@...nel.org>
To:     Stephen Boyd <stephen.boyd@...aro.org>
Cc:     Linux USB List <linux-usb@...r.kernel.org>,
        "linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org" 
        <linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        linux-arm-msm <linux-arm-msm@...r.kernel.org>,
        Andy Gross <andy.gross@...aro.org>,
        Bjorn Andersson <bjorn.andersson@...aro.org>,
        Neil Armstrong <narmstrong@...libre.com>,
        Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>, Felipe Balbi <balbi@...nel.org>,
        Peter Chen <peter.chen@....com>,
        "devicetree@...r.kernel.org" <devicetree@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v4 01/22] of: device: Support loading a module with OF
 based modalias

On Wed, Sep 7, 2016 at 4:34 PM, Stephen Boyd <stephen.boyd@...aro.org> wrote:
> In the case of ULPI devices, we want to be able to load the
> driver before registering the device so that we don't get stuck
> in a loop waiting for the phy module to appear and failing usb
> controller probe. Currently we request the ulpi module via the
> ulpi ids, but in the DT case we might need to request it with the
> OF based modalias instead. Add a common function that allows
> anyone to request a module with the OF based modalias.
>
> Cc: Rob Herring <robh+dt@...nel.org>
> Cc: <devicetree@...r.kernel.org>
> Signed-off-by: Stephen Boyd <stephen.boyd@...aro.org>
> ---
>  drivers/of/device.c       | 23 +++++++++++++++++++++++
>  include/linux/of_device.h |  6 ++++++
>  2 files changed, 29 insertions(+)

Acked-by: Rob Herring <robh@...nel.org>