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Date:   Tue, 31 Oct 2023 11:44:18 +0100
From:   Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
To:     Tingwei Zhang <quic_tingweiz@quicinc.com>
Cc:     Masami Hiramatsu <mhiramat@kernel.org>,
        "Rafael J. Wysocki" <rafael@kernel.org>,
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        Jinlong Mao <quic_jinlmao@quicinc.com>
Subject: Re: How to pass software configuration to driver built as module in
 boot up phase
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On Tue, Oct 31, 2023 at 06:01:44PM +0800, Tingwei Zhang wrote:
> > Why do you need this before init?  Specific reasons please.
> > 
> There are some case that some driver broke Kernel in development phase and
> those bad driver could cause device crash in very early boot up phase.

Then work on that in the development phase of your system, don't make it
a requirement for us for this.

thanks,

greg k-h