Re: [net v2 1/1] net: ethernet: adi: adin1110: Fix notifiers

[Russell King (Oracle)]

Hi,

On Thu, Oct 20, 2022 at 12:48:04PM +0300, Alexandru Tachici wrote:
> @@ -1688,7 +1684,31 @@ static struct spi_driver adin1110_driver = {
>  	.probe = adin1110_probe,
>  	.id_table = adin1110_spi_id,
>  };
> -module_spi_driver(adin1110_driver);
> +
> +static int __init adin1110_driver_init(void)
> +{
> +	int err;
> +
> +	err = spi_register_driver(&adin1110_driver);
> +	if (err)
> +		return err;

This is the point that devices can be bound and thus published to
userspace.

> +
> +	err = adin1110_setup_notifiers();
> +	if (err) {
> +		spi_unregister_driver(&adin1110_driver);
> +		return err;
> +	}

And you setup the notifier after, so there is a window when
notifications could be lost. Is this safe?

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