linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] clk: s2mps11: initialize driver via module_platform

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Message-ID: <160080306613.310579.7180322224684096553@swboyd.mtv.corp.google.com>
Date:   Tue, 22 Sep 2020 12:31:06 -0700
From:   Stephen Boyd <sboyd@...nel.org>
To:     Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz <b.zolnierkie@...sung.com>,
        Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzk@...nel.org>,
        Michael Turquette <mturquette@...libre.com>,
        Sangbeom Kim <sbkim73@...sung.com>, linux-clk@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-samsung-soc@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] clk: s2mps11: initialize driver via module_platform_driver

Quoting Krzysztof Kozlowski (2020-09-21 13:35:57)
> The driver was using subsys_initcall() because in old times deferred
> probe was not supported everywhere and specific ordering was needed.
> Since probe deferral works fine and specific ordering is discouraged
> (hides dependencies between drivers and couples their boot order), the
> driver can be converted to regular module_platform_driver.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzk@...nel.org>
> ---

Applied to clk-next