[PATCH (Option 2)] of/i2c: fix module load order issue caused by of_i2c.c

[Jean Delvare]

On Fri, 24 Sep 2010 16:15:18 -0600, Grant Likely wrote:
> Commit 959e85f7, "i2c: add OF-style registration and binding" caused a
> module dependency loop where of_i2c.c calls functions in i2c-core, and
> i2c-core calls of_i2c_register_devices() in of_i2c.  This means that
> when i2c support is built as a module when CONFIG_OF is set, then
> neither i2c_core nor of_i2c are able to be loaded.
> 
> This patch fixes the problem by moving the of_i2c_register_devices()
> calls back into the device drivers.  Device drivers already
> specifically request the core code to parse the device tree for
> devices anyway by setting the of_node pointer, so it isn't a big
> deal to also call the registration function.  The drivers just become
> slightly more verbose.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Grant Likely <grant.likely at secretlab.ca>
> ---
>  drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-cpm.c     |    5 +++++
>  drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-ibm_iic.c |    3 +++
>  drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-mpc.c     |    1 +
>  drivers/i2c/i2c-core.c           |    4 ----
>  4 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-cpm.c b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-cpm.c
> index f7bd261..f2de3be 100644
> --- a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-cpm.c
> +++ b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-cpm.c
> @@ -677,6 +677,11 @@ static int __devinit cpm_i2c_probe(struct platform_device *ofdev,
>  	dev_dbg(&ofdev->dev, "hw routines for %s registered.\n",
>  		cpm->adap.name);
>  
> +	/*
> +	 * register OF I2C devices
> +	 */
> +	of_i2c_register_devices(&cpm->adap);
> +
>  	return 0;
>  out_shut:
>  	cpm_i2c_shutdown(cpm);
> diff --git a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-ibm_iic.c b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-ibm_iic.c
> index 43ca32f..89eedf4 100644
> --- a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-ibm_iic.c
> +++ b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-ibm_iic.c
> @@ -761,6 +761,9 @@ static int __devinit iic_probe(struct platform_device *ofdev,
>  	dev_info(&ofdev->dev, "using %s mode\n",
>  		 dev->fast_mode ? "fast (400 kHz)" : "standard (100 kHz)");
>  
> +	/* Now register all the child nodes */
> +	of_i2c_register_devices(adap);
> +
>  	return 0;
>  
>  error_cleanup:
> diff --git a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-mpc.c b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-mpc.c
> index a1c419a..b74e6dc 100644
> --- a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-mpc.c
> +++ b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-mpc.c
> @@ -632,6 +632,7 @@ static int __devinit fsl_i2c_probe(struct platform_device *op,
>  		dev_err(i2c->dev, "failed to add adapter\n");
>  		goto fail_add;
>  	}
> +	of_i2c_register_devices(&i2c->adap);
>  
>  	return result;
>  
> diff --git a/drivers/i2c/i2c-core.c b/drivers/i2c/i2c-core.c
> index 6649176..a9589f5 100644
> --- a/drivers/i2c/i2c-core.c
> +++ b/drivers/i2c/i2c-core.c
> @@ -32,7 +32,6 @@
>  #include <linux/init.h>
>  #include <linux/idr.h>
>  #include <linux/mutex.h>
> -#include <linux/of_i2c.h>
>  #include <linux/of_device.h>
>  #include <linux/completion.h>
>  #include <linux/hardirq.h>
> @@ -876,9 +875,6 @@ static int i2c_register_adapter(struct i2c_adapter *adap)
>  	if (adap->nr < __i2c_first_dynamic_bus_num)
>  		i2c_scan_static_board_info(adap);
>  
> -	/* Register devices from the device tree */
> -	of_i2c_register_devices(adap);
> -
>  	/* Notify drivers */
>  	mutex_lock(&core_lock);
>  	bus_for_each_drv(&i2c_bus_type, NULL, adap, __process_new_adapter);
> 

I've applied this variant, thanks.

-- 
Jean Delvare