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    SubjectRe: [PATCH 10/10] drivers: misc: use module_platform_driver_probe()
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    On Friday 15 March 2013, Fabio Porcedda wrote:
    > >> * Regarding the use of module_platform_driver_probe, I'm a little worried about
    > >> the interactions with deferred probing. I don't think there are any regressions,
    > >> but we should probably make people aware that one cannot return -EPROBE_DEFER
    > >> from a platform_driver_probe function.
    >
    > The use of module_platform_driver_probe() doesn't change anything about that,
    > it's exactly the same thing as using "return platform_driver_probe()".
    > I'm right or I'm missing something? Maybe are you just speaking about
    > the misuse of "platform_driver_probe"?

    Yes, that was what I meant. The point is that if we need to review or remove
    all uses of platform_driver_probe, it would be better not to introduce a
    module_platform_driver_probe() interface to make it easier to use.

    Arnd


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