linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] dmaengine: at_xdmac: use module_platform

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Date:   Wed, 28 Jul 2021 12:26:50 +0530
From:   Vinod Koul <vkoul@...nel.org>
To:     Clément Léger <clement.leger@...tlin.com>
Cc:     Ludovic Desroches <ludovic.desroches@...rochip.com>,
        Tudor Ambarus <tudor.ambarus@...rochip.com>,
        Alexandre Belloni <alexandre.belloni@...tlin.com>,
        linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org, dmaengine@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] dmaengine: at_xdmac: use module_platform_driver

On 25-06-21, 11:00, Clément Léger wrote:
> The driver was previously probed with platform_driver_probe. This does
> not allow the driver to be probed again later if probe function
> returns -EPROBE_DEFER. This patch replace the use of
> platform_driver_probe with module_platform_driver which allows that.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Clément Léger <clement.leger@...tlin.com>
> ---
>  drivers/dma/at_xdmac.c | 6 +-----
>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 5 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/dma/at_xdmac.c b/drivers/dma/at_xdmac.c
> index 64a52bf4d737..109a4c0895f4 100644
> --- a/drivers/dma/at_xdmac.c
> +++ b/drivers/dma/at_xdmac.c
> @@ -2238,11 +2238,7 @@ static struct platform_driver at_xdmac_driver = {
>  	}
>  };
>  
> -static int __init at_xdmac_init(void)
> -{
> -	return platform_driver_probe(&at_xdmac_driver, at_xdmac_probe);
> -}
> -subsys_initcall(at_xdmac_init);
> +module_platform_driver(at_xdmac_driver);

You are also changing the init call here, there is a reason why
dmaengine drivers are subsys_initcall.. have you tested this?

-- 
~Vinod