Messages in this thread | | | From | "Rafael J. Wysocki" <> | Date | Tue, 25 Apr 2017 13:03:03 +0200 | Subject | Re: [PATCH] ACPI / GED: use late init to allow other drivers init |
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On Tue, Apr 25, 2017 at 3:43 AM, Sinan Kaya <okaya@codeaurora.org> wrote: > >> My point is that nothing guarantees a specific ordering or timing of >> module loading in general, so moving stuff to different initcall >> levels does not really help 100% of the time. >> > > Are you talking about init vs. probe in general?
Yes.
Generally speaking, if the initialization of built-in code depends on a loadable module to be present, it has to explicitly wait for that module to advertise itself, this way or another, or it has to poll.
> Sorry, I'm trying to decode what you mean to see if there is some other behavior > that I'm not aware of in ACPI.
Sorry for being unclear.
Thanks, Rafael
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