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From: Tadeusz Struk <tadeusz.struk@intel.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] [RFC] IB/hfi1: Fix port ordering issue in a multiport
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Date: Wed, 18 Jan 2017 14:03:57 -0800
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On 01/18/2017 01:08 PM, Jason Gunthorpe wrote:
> EPROBE_DEFER is intended when waiting on other components the driver
> may need, not for setting stable names.

Also EPROBE_DEFER only works during boot time.
After boot when a module gets rmmod/insmod EPROBE_DEFER has no effect.
Thanks,
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Tadeusz