From: Arnd Bergmann <arnd@arndb.de>
To: linux-arm-kernel@lists.infradead.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 10/10] drivers: misc: use module_platform_driver_probe()
Date: Fri, 15 Mar 2013 11:28:48 +0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <201303151128.48432.arnd@arndb.de> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <CAHkwnC9nGsdgOTQZ6VpeDyPWXw7tpP+2oHvnLv6LEr1cNdnrsg@mail.gmail.com>
On Friday 15 March 2013, Fabio Porcedda wrote:
> >> * Regarding the use of module_platform_driver_probe, I'm a little worried about
> >> the interactions with deferred probing. I don't think there are any regressions,
> >> but we should probably make people aware that one cannot return -EPROBE_DEFER
> >> from a platform_driver_probe function.
>
> The use of module_platform_driver_probe() doesn't change anything about that,
> it's exactly the same thing as using "return platform_driver_probe()".
> I'm right or I'm missing something? Maybe are you just speaking about
> the misuse of "platform_driver_probe"?
Yes, that was what I meant. The point is that if we need to review or remove
all uses of platform_driver_probe, it would be better not to introduce a
module_platform_driver_probe() interface to make it easier to use.
Arnd
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2013-03-15 11:28 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 39+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2013-03-14 13:11 [PATCH 00/10] Use module_platform_driver_probe() part 2 Fabio Porcedda
2013-03-14 13:11 ` [PATCH 01/10] drivers: media: use module_platform_driver_probe() Fabio Porcedda
2013-03-14 13:25 ` Guennadi Liakhovetski
2013-03-14 16:40 ` Fabio Porcedda
2013-03-14 13:11 ` [PATCH] drivers: misc: " Fabio Porcedda
2013-03-14 13:11 ` [PATCH 02/10] drivers: ata: " Fabio Porcedda
2013-03-14 13:11 ` [PATCH 03/10] drivers: char: " Fabio Porcedda
2013-03-14 13:11 ` [PATCH 04/10] drivers: hwmon: " Fabio Porcedda
2013-03-14 14:01 ` Guenter Roeck
2013-03-14 16:42 ` Fabio Porcedda
2013-03-14 13:11 ` [PATCH 05/10] drivers: ide: " Fabio Porcedda
2013-03-14 13:11 ` [PATCH 06/10] drivers: input: " Fabio Porcedda
2013-03-14 13:11 ` [PATCH 07/10] drivers: memory: " Fabio Porcedda
2013-03-14 13:11 ` [PATCH 08/10] drivers: mfd: " Fabio Porcedda
2013-04-09 8:06 ` Samuel Ortiz
2013-04-09 9:23 ` Fabio Porcedda
2013-03-14 13:11 ` [PATCH 09/10] drivers: video: " Fabio Porcedda
2013-03-14 13:11 ` [PATCH 10/10] drivers: misc: " Fabio Porcedda
2013-03-14 13:58 ` Arnd Bergmann
2013-03-14 14:06 ` Sascha Hauer
2013-03-15 11:18 ` Fabio Porcedda
2013-03-15 11:28 ` Arnd Bergmann [this message]
2013-03-15 18:09 ` Fabio Porcedda
2013-03-15 17:43 ` H Hartley Sweeten
2013-03-15 20:18 ` Arnd Bergmann
2013-03-18 10:03 ` Fabio Porcedda
2013-03-18 10:58 ` Arnd Bergmann
2013-03-18 11:20 ` Fabio Porcedda
2013-03-18 11:28 ` Arnd Bergmann
2013-03-19 8:55 ` Fabio Porcedda
2013-03-19 9:04 ` Geert Uytterhoeven
2013-03-19 16:48 ` Arnd Bergmann
2013-03-19 17:11 ` Fabio Porcedda
2013-03-19 17:59 ` Arnd Bergmann
2013-03-20 9:02 ` Fabio Porcedda
2013-03-20 10:20 ` Arnd Bergmann
2013-03-20 10:39 ` Fabio Porcedda
2013-03-20 11:46 ` Arnd Bergmann
2013-03-21 13:10 ` Fabio Porcedda
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