Re: [PATCH 3/8] gpio: zynq: Shift zynq_gpio_init() to subsys_initcall level

From: Linus Walleij
Date: Mon Aug 14 2017 - 09:56:03 EST


On Mon, Aug 7, 2017 at 1:01 PM, Michal Simek <michal.simek@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> From: Nava kishore Manne <nava.manne@xxxxxxxxxx>
>
> In general situation on-SoC GPIO controller drivers should be probed
> after pinctrl/pinmux controller driver, because on-SoC GPIOs utilize a
> pin/pad as a resource provided and controlled by pinctrl subsystem.
>
> GPIO must come after pinctrl as gpios may need to mux pins....etc
>
> Looking at Xilinx SoC series pinctrl drivers, zynq*_pinctrl_init()
> functions are called at arch_initcall init levels,
> so the change of initcall level for gpio-zynq driver from
> postcore_initcall to subsys_initcall level is sufficient. Also note
> that the most of GPIO controller drivers settled at subsys_initcall
> level.
>
> If pinctrl subsystem manages pads with GPIO functions, the change is
> needed to avoid unwanted driver probe deferrals during kernel boot.
>
> Signed-off-by: Nava kishore Manne <navam@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Signed-off-by: Michal Simek <michal.simek@xxxxxxxxxx>

Can't you just move it all the way to device_initcall and
simply use the standard module init macros?
builtin_platform_driver(), module_platform_driver()?

Yours,
Linus Walleij