linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2] clk: probe common clock drivers earlier

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Date:   Sat, 17 Sep 2016 10:56:06 +0200
From:   Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
To:     Stephen Boyd <sboyd@...eaurora.org>
Cc:     Masahiro Yamada <yamada.masahiro@...ionext.com>,
        linux-clk <linux-clk@...r.kernel.org>,
        Srinivas Kandagatla <srinivas.kandagatla@...aro.org>,
        Jay Sternberg <jay.e.sternberg@...el.com>,
        Jens Axboe <axboe@...com>,
        Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Matias Bjørling <m@...rling.me>,
        Krzysztof Kozlowski <k.kozlowski@...sung.com>,
        Alan Tull <atull@...nsource.altera.com>,
        Alexander Shishkin <alexander.shishkin@...ux.intel.com>,
        Valentin Rothberg <valentinrothberg@...il.com>,
        Michael Turquette <mturquette@...libre.com>,
        Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] clk: probe common clock drivers earlier

On Fri, Sep 16, 2016 at 04:12:45PM -0700, Stephen Boyd wrote:
> On 09/16, Masahiro Yamada wrote:
> > Hi Stephen, Greg,
> > 
> > 
> > 2016-05-20 23:49 GMT+09:00 Masahiro Yamada <yamada.masahiro@...ionext.com>:
> > > 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>
> > > ---
> > >
> > > Changes in v2:
> > >   - Move clk/ above dma/ since DMA drivers generally enable clk
> > >
> > >  drivers/Makefile | 4 ++--
> > >  1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
> > >
> > > diff --git a/drivers/Makefile b/drivers/Makefile
> > > index 8f5d076..ff39051 100644
> > > --- a/drivers/Makefile
> > > +++ b/drivers/Makefile
> > > @@ -29,6 +29,8 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_SFI)             += sfi/
> > >  # was used and do nothing if so
> > >  obj-$(CONFIG_PNP)              += pnp/
> > >  obj-y                          += amba/
> > > +
> > > +obj-y                          += clk/
> > >  # Many drivers will want to use DMA so this has to be made available
> > >  # really early.
> > >  obj-$(CONFIG_DMADEVICES)       += dma/
> > > @@ -141,8 +143,6 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_VHOST_RING)    += vhost/
> > >  obj-$(CONFIG_VLYNQ)            += vlynq/
> > >  obj-$(CONFIG_STAGING)          += staging/
> > >  obj-y                          += platform/
> > > -#common clk code
> > > -obj-y                          += clk/
> > >
> > >  obj-$(CONFIG_MAILBOX)          += mailbox/
> > >  obj-$(CONFIG_HWSPINLOCK)       += hwspinlock/
> > 
> > 
> > What do you think of this patch?
> > 
> 
> I assumed Greg would pick it up given that Mike already acked it.

I was going to take it?  It's not in my queue, sorry, can someone please
resend it with the acks and I will pick it up...

thanks,

greg k-h