linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] spi: spi-gpio: Make probe function __init_or

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Message-ID: <0323abd9-2c68-2d2e-0140-c34edf983f4f@metux.net>
Date:   Mon, 24 Jun 2019 20:42:43 +0200
From:   "Enrico Weigelt, metux IT consult" <lkml@...ux.net>
To:     Mark Brown <broonie@...nel.org>,
        Paul Cercueil <paul@...pouillou.net>
Cc:     od@...c.me, linux-spi@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] spi: spi-gpio: Make probe function __init_or_module

On 07.06.19 17:59, Mark Brown wrote:
> On Fri, Jun 07, 2019 at 05:56:31PM +0200, Paul Cercueil wrote:
>> This allows the probe function to be dropped after the kernel finished
>> its initialization, in the case where the driver was not compiled as a
>> module.
> 
> Hopefully not since we might probe later on if something registers a new
> device...
> 

Common pitfall. Also fallen into this myself and wondered why
it oops'd :o.


--mtx

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