linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 2/4] mtd: Replace module_init with subsys

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Date: Tue, 19 Mar 2024 10:51:00 +0100
From: Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzysztof.kozlowski@...aro.org>
To: Manojkiran Eda <manojkiran.eda@...il.com>, patrick.rudolph@...ements.com,
 chiawei_wang@...eedtech.com, ryan_chen@...eedtech.com,
 devicetree@...r.kernel.org, linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org,
 linux-aspeed@...ts.ozlabs.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
 linux-mtd@...ts.infradead.org
Cc: robh+dt@...nel.org, krzysztof.kozlowski+dt@...aro.org,
 conor+dt@...nel.org, joel@....id.au, andrew@...econstruct.com.au,
 miquel.raynal@...tlin.com, richard@....at, vigneshr@...com,
 jk@...econstruct.com.au, openbmc@...ts.ozlabs.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 2/4] mtd: Replace module_init with subsys_initcall

On 19/03/2024 10:34, Manojkiran Eda wrote:
> While engaged in development on the espi kernel device driver[1],
> I noticed that the espi flash driver, utilizing the mtd subsystem,
> appears to initialize before the mtdcore subsystem registers the

NAK

You incorrectly ordered your call, so now to fix this you incorrectly
re-order rest of kernel. No. Fix your code to handle modules, probe
deferrals and device links.



Best regards,
Krzysztof