linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 2/2] spi: pxa2xx: use a module softdep for dw

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Date:   Wed, 10 Apr 2019 13:56:12 +0100
From:   Mark Brown <broonie@...nel.org>
To:     Flavio Suligoi <f.suligoi@...m.it>
Cc:     Daniel Mack <daniel@...que.org>,
        Haojian Zhuang <haojian.zhuang@...il.com>,
        Robert Jarzmik <robert.jarzmik@...e.fr>,
        linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org, linux-spi@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/2] spi: pxa2xx: use a module softdep for dw_dmac

On Wed, Apr 10, 2019 at 02:51:36PM +0200, Flavio Suligoi wrote:
> With dw_dmac, sometimes the request of a DMA channel fails because
> the DMA driver is not ready, so an explicit dependency request
> is necessary.

While this isn't going to hurt anything and might actually help so it's
fine doesn't this also suggest that there's an issue with deferred probe
going on as well?

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