linux-kernel - Re: [RESEND PATCH 2/3] regulator: Add support for stm32-vrefbuf

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Message-ID: <8777c604-e16c-4359-095d-b3bd6efab5e0@st.com>
Date:   Wed, 30 Aug 2017 17:23:26 +0200
From:   Fabrice Gasnier <fabrice.gasnier@...com>
To:     Mark Brown <broonie@...nel.org>
CC:     <lgirdwood@...il.com>, <robh+dt@...nel.org>,
        <alexandre.torgue@...com>, <mark.rutland@....com>,
        <mcoquelin.stm32@...il.com>, <linux@...linux.org.uk>,
        <devicetree@...r.kernel.org>,
        <linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org>,
        <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [RESEND PATCH 2/3] regulator: Add support for stm32-vrefbuf



On 08/30/2017 05:02 PM, Mark Brown wrote:
> On Wed, Aug 30, 2017 at 11:11:24AM +0200, Fabrice Gasnier wrote:
>> On 08/29/2017 08:57 PM, Mark Brown wrote:
>>> On Mon, Aug 28, 2017 at 02:58:52PM +0200, Fabrice Gasnier wrote:
> 
>>>> +static int __init stm32_vrefbuf_init(void)
>>>> +{
>>>> +	return platform_driver_register(&stm32_vrefbuf_driver);
>>>> +}
>>>> +subsys_initcall(stm32_vrefbuf_init);
> 
>>> Why is this at subsys_initcall()?
> 
>> Several consumers depend on it when it's being used, among which: STM32
>> internal ADC and DAC, but also external components. Purpose is to ensure
>> it's ready before these drivers gets probed, instead of being deferred.
>> Is it ok to keep it ?
> 
> No, that's not OK - just let deferred probe handle it.  The same thing
> applies to all regulator usage.
> 
Hi Mark,
Ok, I'll update this in v2 as well.

Thanks,
Fabrice