[PATCH] cpufreq: Change link order of x86 cpufreq modules

From: Matthew Garrett
Date: Wed Feb 18 2009 - 13:28:36 EST


Change the link order of the cpufreq modules to ensure that they're
probed in the preferred order when statically linked in.

Signed-off-by: Matthew Garrett <mjg@xxxxxxxxxx>

diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/cpufreq/Makefile b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/cpufreq/Makefile
index 560f776..509296d 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/cpufreq/Makefile
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/cpufreq/Makefile
@@ -1,6 +1,11 @@
+# Link order matters. K8 is preferred to ACPI because of firmware bugs in early
+# K8 systems. ACPI is preferred to all other hardware-specific drivers.
+# speedstep-* is preferred over p4-clockmod.
+
+obj-$(CONFIG_X86_POWERNOW_K8) += powernow-k8.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_X86_ACPI_CPUFREQ) += acpi-cpufreq.o
obj-$(CONFIG_X86_POWERNOW_K6) += powernow-k6.o
obj-$(CONFIG_X86_POWERNOW_K7) += powernow-k7.o
-obj-$(CONFIG_X86_POWERNOW_K8) += powernow-k8.o
obj-$(CONFIG_X86_LONGHAUL) += longhaul.o
obj-$(CONFIG_X86_E_POWERSAVER) += e_powersaver.o
obj-$(CONFIG_ELAN_CPUFREQ) += elanfreq.o
@@ -10,7 +15,6 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_X86_GX_SUSPMOD) += gx-suspmod.o
obj-$(CONFIG_X86_SPEEDSTEP_ICH) += speedstep-ich.o
obj-$(CONFIG_X86_SPEEDSTEP_LIB) += speedstep-lib.o
obj-$(CONFIG_X86_SPEEDSTEP_SMI) += speedstep-smi.o
-obj-$(CONFIG_X86_ACPI_CPUFREQ) += acpi-cpufreq.o
obj-$(CONFIG_X86_SPEEDSTEP_CENTRINO) += speedstep-centrino.o
obj-$(CONFIG_X86_P4_CLOCKMOD) += p4-clockmod.o
obj-$(CONFIG_X86_CPUFREQ_NFORCE2) += cpufreq-nforce2.o
--
Matthew Garrett | mjg59@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
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