Device probe order (i2c regulator vs. platform device)

[andy@warmcat.com (Andy Green)]

On 03/24/10 13:11, Somebody in the thread at some point said:
> On Wed, Mar 24, 2010 at 12:50:46PM +0000, Andy Green wrote:
>> On 03/24/10 11:11, Somebody in the thread at some point said:
>>
>> Hi -
>>
>>> Right, this is a really common case. Maybe this callback could be added
>>> to the regulator framework as well?
>
> Looks like there's somethin up with the quoting configuration in your

Must be bugs in rawhide thunderbird.

>> Right, it's a generic issue with needing to delay other device
>> registration until something else has completed probe, not just PMU.
>> PMU is just the most common parent.
>
>> A callback is needed after probe() returned without error somehow.
>
> I rather suspect that the approach you suggest would have some usability
> issues, especially on PCs which don't by and by large have custom board
> code at all.  Something more data driven, or handled more in drivers, is
> probably in order if this does get done.  Anyway, this should probably
> be discussed elsewhere.

Fine, at the moment there are no arrangements for it and you have to go 
hack callbacks in case by case, so anything would be better.

I agree it's not arm-specific so this isn't the place, but it'll be sad 
if it just disappears off the radar.

-Andy