[PATCH v3 06/18] ARM: clps711x: cdb89712: Special driver for handling memory is removed

[Uwe Kleine-König]

Hello Alexander,

On Thu, Jan 10, 2013 at 07:39:16PM +0400, Alexander Shiyan wrote:
> On Thu, 10 Jan 2013 15:09:21 +0100
> Uwe Kleine-König <u.kleine-koenig at pengutronix.de> wrote:
> 
> ...
> > >  static void __init cdb89712_init(void)
> > >  {
> > > +	platform_device_register(&cdb89712_flash_pdev);
> > > +	platform_device_register(&cdb89712_bootrom_pdev);
> > > +	platform_device_register(&cdb89712_sram_pdev);
> > This is broken, all these structs are located in .init.data which is
> > discarded after the machine is fully booted. Also platformdata must not
> > live in init data. Consider using platform_device_register_full which
> > allows more data to be init data.
> 
> I agree. Error is invisible when not using loadable modules, but will
> become apparent when using these.
This is not true. It can trigger a problem for sure when you rebind the
driver via sysfs. And in general you cannot assume that a driver doesn't
need platform_data or it's struct platform_device during operation. Take
for example physmap_flash_shutdown (defined in
drivers/mtd/maps/physmap.c). Maybe even $(find /sys) triggers a problem.

Best regards
Uwe

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