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

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Date: Tue, 19 Mar 2024 10:53:09 +0100
From: Miquel Raynal <miquel.raynal@...tlin.com>
To: Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzysztof.kozlowski@...aro.org>
Cc: 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,
 robh+dt@...nel.org, krzysztof.kozlowski+dt@...aro.org, conor+dt@...nel.org,
 joel@....id.au, andrew@...econstruct.com.au, 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

Hi,

krzysztof.kozlowski@...aro.org wrote on Tue, 19 Mar 2024 10:51:00 +0100:

> 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.

Agreed. You shall not need this. Maybe just moving the driver to the
right location (spi) might fix it.

Thanks,
Miquèl