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From: Wolfram Sang <wsa-z923LK4zBo2bacvFa/9K2g@public.gmane.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] i2c: sirf: move driver init from module_init to
 subsys_initcall
Date: Thu, 16 May 2013 11:38:49 +0200
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On Thu, May 16, 2013 at 10:50:07AM +0800, Barry Song wrote:
> From: Xiaomeng Hou <Xiaomeng.Hou-kQvG35nSl+M@public.gmane.org>
> 
> if we initilize i2c bus by module_init, there are some devices which want
> initialization earlier than i2c and could not do that in time, so move i2c
> driver initilization to subsys_initcall and make i2c ready before devices
> init.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Xiaomeng Hou <Xiaomeng.Hou-kQvG35nSl+M@public.gmane.org>
> Signed-off-by: Barry Song <Baohua.Song-kQvG35nSl+M@public.gmane.org>

What about deferred probing?