Re: [RESEND PATCH v5 1/2] dmaengine: mxs: use platform_driver_register

[Vinod Koul <vkoul@kernel.org>]

On 20-09-22, 19:10, Dario Binacchi wrote:
> Hi Vinoud,
> 
> On Tue, Sep 13, 2022 at 6:35 PM Sascha Hauer <s.hauer@pengutronix.de> wrote:
> >
> > Hi Dario,
> >
> > On Sun, Sep 04, 2022 at 04:10:19PM +0200, Dario Binacchi wrote:
> > > Driver registration fails on SOC imx8mn as its supplier, the clock
> > > control module, is probed later than subsys initcall level. This driver
> > > uses platform_driver_probe which is not compatible with deferred probing
> > > and won't be probed again later if probe function fails due to clock not
> > > being available at that time.
> > >
> > > This patch replaces the use of platform_driver_probe with
> > > platform_driver_register which will allow probing the driver later again
> > > when the clock control module will be available.
> > >
> > > Fixes: a580b8c5429a ("dmaengine: mxs-dma: add dma support for i.MX23/28")
> > > Co-developed-by: Michael Trimarchi <michael@amarulasolutions.com>
> > > Signed-off-by: Michael Trimarchi <michael@amarulasolutions.com>
> > > Signed-off-by: Dario Binacchi <dario.binacchi@amarulasolutions.com>
> > > Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org
> >
> > How I see it v3 of this patch is perfectly fine and should be taken
> > instead of this one. I just commented that to v3.
> >
> > Not sure if Vinod would take v3, or if you should resend v3 as v6
> > instead. If you do, you can add my Acked-by.
> >
> > Vinod, please let us know what you prefer.
> 
> Could you please let me know how to proceed? This patch has been pending for
> a while and it's a real shame as the change is minimal and fixes a
> real issue that is
> still present in the mainline and stable kernels.

Ooops, Somehow this seems to have really slipped. Sorry I owe you an
apology for this

I am still not sure of this patch yet, lets get it right and merged
quickly. I will send my review later today

-- 
~Vinod