Re: [PATCH v5 0/6] driver core: Improve and cleanup driver_deferred_probe_check_state()

[Mark Brown]

On Wed, Apr 22, 2020 at 01:45:49PM -0700, John Stultz wrote:
> On Wed, Apr 22, 2020 at 12:54 AM Mark Brown <broonie@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> > If you're reverting the timeout we should revert the regulator change
> > too I think.

> Maybe? The main issue for me was my change was clearly breaking users
> with dts with missing dependencies where their setup was working
> before. I sort of feel like having a dtb with missing dependencies is
> less valid than wanting to load module dependencies from userland, but
> they were working first, so we have to keep them happy :) And at least
> now the latter can add the timeout boot argument to make it work.

> For your case, I'm not sure if the timeout would run afoul on the nfs
> root mounting case this one tripped over.

Given that it's basically entirely about glitching displays rather than
an unrecoverable break I suspect that anyone using NFS root is some
combination of unaffected or doesn't care if they see the timeout kick
in.

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