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From: Frans Klaver <frans.klaver@xsens.com>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH typo-resend] mtd: omap: fix mtd devices not showing up
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On Mon, Oct 27, 2014 at 04:27:45PM -0300, Ezequiel Garcia wrote:
> 
> On 10/27/2014 10:56 AM, Roger Quadros wrote:
> 
> > Alternatively we could fix either elm_config() or omap_nand_probe() to
> > return -EPROBE_DEFER in case the device is present but driver not yet probed.
> > 
> 
> Yes, that's a good idea. Can't we do both? Getting a systematic deferred
> probe sounds like a bit silly to me.

It may be. If we do both and something moves again, or something is
added that depends on omap_elm but is probed earlier, you won't be
noticing the new systematic probe deferral until you really start
looking at it.

There isn't a real dependency system in the drivers, is there?

Thanks,
Frans