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>> > + mtd->dev =3D concat->subdev[0]->dev; >> > + >> > + /* Register the platform device */ >> > + ret =3D mtd_device_register(mtd, NULL, 0); >> > + if (ret) >> > + goto destroy_concat; >> > + } >> > + >> > + return 0; >> > + >> > +destroy_concat: >> > + mtd_concat_destroy(mtd); >> > + >> > + return ret; >> > +} >> > + >> > +late_initcall(mtd_virt_concat_create_join); >> >> The current implementation does not support probe deferrals, I believe i= t should be >> handled. > > I see that the parse_mtd_partitions() API can return -EPROBE_DEFER during > MTD device registration, but this behavior is specific to the > parse_qcomsmem_part parser. None of the other parsers appear to support > probe deferral. As discussed in RFC [1], the virtual concat feature is > purely a fixed-partition capability, and based on my understanding, the > fixed-partition parser does not support probe deferral. > Please let me know if you can think of any other probe deferral scenarios > that might impact the virtual concat driver. That's true, but I kind of dislike the late_initcall, I fear it might break in creative ways. Thanks, Miqu=C3=A8l