Re: [PATCH v5 -next 08/11] PCI: brcmstb: Adding a softdep to MIP MSI-X driver

[Stanimir Varbanov]

Hi Bjorn,

On 2/21/25 11:40 PM, Bjorn Helgaas wrote:
> On Mon, Jan 20, 2025 at 03:01:16PM +0200, Stanimir Varbanov wrote:
>> In case brcmstb PCIe driver and MIP MSI-X interrupt controller
>> drivers are built as modules there could be a race in probing.
>> To avoid this add a softdep to MIP driver to guarantee that MIP
>> driver will be load first.
> 
> Maybe this one too?  Should this be moved to after the irq_bcm2712_mip
> driver is added, but before brcmstb will claim bcm2712?  I just want
> to avoid bisection problems when possible, and it sounds like if we
> lose the race, interrupts might not work as expected?

Makes sense, thank you.

~Stan