Re: [patch 1/1] i2c_gpio: keep probe resident for hotplugged devices.

[Ben Dooks <ben-linux-elnMNo+KYs3YtjvyW6yDsg@public.gmane.org>]

On Sat, Jul 12, 2008 at 09:06:00AM +0200, Jean Delvare wrote:
> 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?

I'll take it, I was just waiting to see if there
where any more objections from Haavard before applying
this.

If i've not received an objection by 0900GMT 2008-07-16
then I will add it to my rather small git tree and ask
linus to pull.

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