On 05/30/2013 12:30 PM, Andy Shevchenko wrote: > On Thu, May 30, 2013 at 5:22 AM, Libo Chen <clbchenlibo.c...@huawei.com> > wrote: >> >> convert to module_platform_driver instead of init/exit > > I give another thought about it. We have to be sure that the flash > device will be online when it's really needed. > module_init initcall is quite far in the boot process. Is it what we want?
This is no problem, the flash driver is needed when the root file system is mounted. The arch code reads the SoC configuration values in its own code in arch/mips/bcm47xx/nvram.c without using the mtd subsystem. These values are needed very early in the boot process. Hauke -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majord...@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
