[PATCH] powerpc: Add a device_initcall to call of_platform_bus_probe on all fsl SoCs
Benjamin Herrenschmidt
benh at kernel.crashing.org
Wed Dec 20 10:40:28 EST 2006
> it's not characteristic of FSL _boards_ per se. It's characteristic of FSL
> powerpc SoC chips, and it resides in a file that will only be built for that
> case. This is a legitimate way to support multiple platforms in a single
> image without incurring multiple device_initcall()s with the same parameter.
> I didn't see an appropriate ppc_md. function to use; are you suggesting we add
> one just for this? wouldn't that be fsl specific also, but reside in common code?
What cores do those chip use ? Any reason why one couldn't build a
kernel that boots those chips -and- chrp,pmac,etc... in one image ?
If that is the case, then your initcall will incorrectly be called on
platforms that don't need it.
I think what we need to do is to define a mecanism for board initcalls.
Something like board_xxx_initcall(boardname, function);
Ben.
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