Arjan van de Ven schrieb:
>> Thanks, I will integrate that into our initramfs. Will that also work 
>> for USB mass storage (which was already problematic with older
>> kernels, you load the module you don't know how long it takes until
>> the sdX devices are created)?
> 
> in part.
> 
> The problem with USB probing is that devices come online whenever they
> feel like it; there is no way to wait for that.

Yes, that is a problem when trying to make bootable USB pen drives.

>> Can I load that module before loading the actual SCSI/SATA/PATA
>> driver?
> 
> it's the loading of the driver that causes the wait. Not the act
> of having the driver loaded.
> 
> so the way to wait for things to settle is to load the driver...
> 
> ... I take it the answer to your question is "no". Yes you can load it
> earlier, but no it has no effect. You can however load/unload it
> multiple times.

I understand the logic now, works as expected on my machine. Many thanks 
for your quick help.