linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] pwm: pwm-omap-dmtimer: fix probing problems by returning EPROBE

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Date:   Sun, 29 Jul 2018 20:19:08 +0200
From:   "H. Nikolaus Schaller" <hns@...delico.com>
To:     Ladislav Michl <ladis@...ux-mips.org>,
        David Rivshin <drivshin@...worx.com>
Cc:     Andreas Kemnade <andreas@...nade.info>, linux-pwm@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-omap <linux-omap@...r.kernel.org>,
        Tony Lindgren <tony@...mide.com>, Keerthy <j-keerthy@...com>,
        Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Thierry Reding <thierry.reding@...il.com>,
        Discussions about the Letux Kernel 
        <letux-kernel@...nphoenux.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] pwm: pwm-omap-dmtimer: fix probing problems by returning EPROBE_DEFER

Hi,

> Am 29.07.2018 um 20:08 schrieb Ladislav Michl <ladis@...ux-mips.org>:
> 
> On Sun, Jul 29, 2018 at 08:32:41AM +0200, H. Nikolaus Schaller wrote:
>> Hi,
>> 
>>> Am 28.07.2018 um 22:35 schrieb Ladislav Michl <ladis@...ux-mips.org>:
>>> 
>>> Hi Andreas,
>>> 
>>> On Sat, Jul 28, 2018 at 06:59:14PM +0200, Andreas Kemnade wrote:
>>>> I got this in the kernel log:
>>>> [    0.756042] omap-dmtimer-pwm dmtimer-pwm: dmtimer pdata structure NULL
>>>> [    0.756134] omap-dmtimer-pwm: probe of dmtimer-pwm failed with error -22
>>>> 
>>>> the probe function has to wait until omap_dm_timer_probe() in
>>>> clocksource/timer-ti-dm.c has initialized pdata, so defer probing
>>> 
>>> There already is a patch by David Rivshin addressing the same issue...
>> 
>> Here it is:
>> 
>> https://patchwork.ozlabs.org/patch/943148/
>> 
>> but hasn't arrived in linux-next.
> 
> That's because there'll be v3.
> 
>> But it is questionable if a driver should dev_info() about doing deferred probing.
>> IMHO, it should just do it which is how Andreas' patch works.
> 
> See here: https://patchwork.ozlabs.org/patch/949659/

Ah, I see (neither Andreas nor me did follow the original discussions
and therefore came up independently with the same thoughts).

So we will wait for the v3.

BR and thanks,
Nikolaus