Re: [PATCH] driver core: introduce PROBE_FORCE_ASYNCHRONOUS

[Greg Kroah-Hartman]

On Sun, Jul 26, 2026 at 10:31:41PM -0700, Dmitry Torokhov wrote:
> Add PROBE_FORCE_ASYNCHRONOUS probe type enum and update
> driver_allows_async_probing() to allow asynchronous probing for drivers
> marked with this type.
> 
> While PROBE_PREFER_ASYNCHRONOUS exists, it represents a temporary opt-in
> preference. Subsystems that require asynchronous probing (such as slow
> legacy buses) need a dedicated probe type to guarantee asynchronous
> execution.
> 
> Assisted-by: Antigravity:gemini-3.5-flash
> Signed-off-by: Dmitry Torokhov <dmitry.torokhov@xxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> 
> I am planning to rework serio and gameport subsystems to rely on
> asynchronous probing instead of rolling their own implementations.

What do you mean?  Why doesn't the PROBE_PREFER_ASYNCHRONOUS work for
you for those subsystems?

thanks,

greg k-h