linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] nubus: Unconditionally register bus type

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Message-ID: <alpine.LNX.2.21.1805081826090.30@nippy.intranet>
Date:   Tue, 8 May 2018 18:27:59 +1000 (AEST)
From:   Finn Thain <fthain@...egraphics.com.au>
To:     Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@...ux-m68k.org>
cc:     Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
        linux-m68k <linux-m68k@...ts.linux-m68k.org>,
        Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] nubus: Unconditionally register bus type

On Tue, 8 May 2018, Geert Uytterhoeven wrote:

> nubus_bus_register() two things:
> 
>   1. Register the NuBus parent device, which represents the bus host,
>   2. Register the NuBus bus, which represents the bus type.
> 
> I think this should be split in two, and only the latter should be done 
> regardless of the presence of NuBus host hardware, to fix the crash.

OK. Thanks.

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