[PATCH 10/10] drivers: misc: use module_platform_driver_probe()

Arnd Bergmann arnd at arndb.de
Mon Mar 18 06:58:51 EDT 2013


On Monday 18 March 2013, Fabio Porcedda wrote:
> Since by using platform_driver_probe() the  function
> ep93xx_pwm_probe() is freed after initialization,
> is better to use module_platform_drive_probe().
> IMHO i don't see any good reason to use module_platform_driver() for
> this driver.

As I commented earlier, the platform_driver_probe() and
module_platform_drive_probe() interfaces are rather dangerous in combination
with deferred probing, I would much prefer Harley's patch.

	Arnd



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