linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] macintosh/via-pmu68k: Initialize PMU driver with setup_arch and arch

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Message-ID: <CAMuHMdUuYF7uoH5ZAHsnEv+Y9VJXEUBAiYKxBpHkXpdDMi+FWw@mail.gmail.com>
Date:   Mon, 26 Feb 2018 10:46:25 +0100
From:   Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@...ux-m68k.org>
To:     Finn Thain <fthain@...egraphics.com.au>
Cc:     Benjamin Herrenschmidt <benh@...nel.crashing.org>,
        linux-m68k <linux-m68k@...ts.linux-m68k.org>,
        Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        linuxppc-dev@...ts.ozlabs.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] macintosh/via-pmu68k: Initialize PMU driver with
 setup_arch and arch_initcall

On Sun, Jan 28, 2018 at 12:51 AM, Finn Thain <fthain@...egraphics.com.au> wrote:
> The PMU watchdog will power down the system if the kernel is slow
> to start up, e.g. due to unpacking a large initrd. The powerpc
> version of this driver (via-pmu.c) has a solution for the same
> problem. It uses this call sequence:
>
> setup_arch
>         find_via_pmu
>                 init_pmu
> ...
> arch_initcall
>         via_pmu_start
>
> Bring via-pmu68k.c into line with via-pmu.c to fix this issue.
>
> Cc: Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@...ux-m68k.org>
> Tested-by: Stan Johnson <userm57@...oo.com>
> Signed-off-by: Finn Thain <fthain@...egraphics.com.au>

Thanks, applied and queue for v4.17.

Gr{oetje,eeting}s,

                        Geert

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