From: Jean Delvare <khali-PUYAD+kWke1g9hUCZPvPmw@public.gmane.org>
To: Ben Dooks <ben-linux-elnMNo+KYs3YtjvyW6yDsg@public.gmane.org>
Cc: Haavard Skinnemoen
<haavard.skinnemoen-AIFe0yeh4nAAvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>,
i2c-GZX6beZjE8VD60Wz+7aTrA@public.gmane.org
Subject: Re: [patch 1/1] i2c_gpio: keep probe resident for hotplugged devices.
Date: Sat, 12 Jul 2008 09:06:00 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20080712090600.680f3c2e@hyperion.delvare> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20080710132917.GF30539-elnMNo+KYs3pIgCt6eIbzw@public.gmane.org>
Ben,
On Thu, 10 Jul 2008 14:29:17 +0100, Ben Dooks wrote:
> On Wed, Jul 02, 2008 at 12:44:06PM +0200, Haavard Skinnemoen wrote:
> > Ben Dooks <ben-linux-elnMNo+KYs3YtjvyW6yDsg@public.gmane.org> wrote:
> > > Change the i2c_gpio driver to use platform_driver_register()
> > > instead of platform_driver_probe() to ensure that is can
> > > attach to any devices that may be loaded after it has initialised.
> >
> > Does anyone actually do that?
>
> At the moment our standard kernel configuration only
> builds in the SM501 which will work without this patch
> on.
>
> However, we have clients that do build module kernels
> and I would like to replace i2c-simtec.c with the gpio
> driver and if the relevant module instantiating the gpio
> support is loaded post kernel init, then we will need to
> do this.
Should I take this patch in my i2c tree, or will you take it in yours?
--
Jean Delvare
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2008-07-02 10:16 ` [patch 1/1] i2c_gpio: keep probe resident for hotplugged devices Ben Dooks
[not found] ` <20080702101611.858837181-elnMNo+KYs3YtjvyW6yDsg@public.gmane.org>
2008-07-02 10:44 ` Haavard Skinnemoen
[not found] ` <20080702124406.2f3d1384-+1Ci8juu1zowFJ3MlZkdtq14KzY7BuZjUIXZgC+OUhs@public.gmane.org>
2008-07-10 13:29 ` Ben Dooks
[not found] ` <20080710132917.GF30539-elnMNo+KYs3pIgCt6eIbzw@public.gmane.org>
2008-07-12 7:06 ` Jean Delvare [this message]
[not found] ` <20080712090600.680f3c2e-ig7AzVSIIG7kN2dkZ6Wm7A@public.gmane.org>
2008-07-15 9:41 ` Ben Dooks
[not found] ` <20080715094147.GI30539-elnMNo+KYs3pIgCt6eIbzw@public.gmane.org>
2008-07-15 11:36 ` Haavard Skinnemoen
[not found] <20080625145943.941439236@fluff.org>
2008-06-25 14:59 ` Ben Dooks
[not found] ` <20080625145944.012741187-elnMNo+KYs3YtjvyW6yDsg@public.gmane.org>
2008-06-28 9:40 ` Jean Delvare
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