Re: [PATCH] imx-drm: Fix probe failure

From: Sascha Hauer
Date: Wed Aug 28 2013 - 14:55:13 EST


On Wed, Aug 28, 2013 at 11:39:11AM -0300, Fabio Estevam wrote:
> On Wed, Aug 28, 2013 at 2:27 AM, Sascha Hauer <s.hauer@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> > Nack. We need the references to prevent that encoders/connectors are
> > (de)registered while the device is active. Simply dropping this code is
> > no solution.
>
> Any suggestions about a proper way of handling this?
>
> After b5dc0d10, imx_drm_device_get() is called from
> imx_drm_driver_load(), which increments the 'references' very early
> now.

Do the open/close callbacks work?

Sascha

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