Date: Mon, 25 Jan 2010 20:25:40 +0100
From: Uwe =?iso-8859-1?Q?Kleine-K=F6nig?= 
	<u.kleine-koenig@pengutronix.de>
To: Dmitry Torokhov <dmitry.torokhov@gmail.com>
Cc: Greg KH <gregkh@suse.de>, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] platform_driver_register: warn if probe is in
	.init.text
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Hello Dmitry,

> > > > +	if (drv->probe && kernel_init_text_address((unsigned long)drv->probe))
> > > > +		pr_warning("oops-warning: probe function of platform driver %s"
> > > > +			       " lives in .init.text\n", drv->driver.name);
> > > > +#else
> > > > +	/*
> > > > +	 * without HOTPLUG probe functions can be discarded after the driver is
> > > > +	 * loaded.
> > > > +	 * There is a little chance for false positives, namely if the driver is
> > > > +	 * registered after the .init sections are discarded.
> > > > +	 */
> > > > +	if (drv->probe && !kernel_init_text_address((unsigned long)drv->probe))
> > > > +		pr_info("probably the probe function of platform driver %s can"
> > > > +				" be moved to .init.text\n", drv->driver.name);
> > > 
> > > It really depends on the user's (or rather builder's) local
> > > configuration so how can we make this suggestion?
> > Can you point out a situation that makes the suggestion wrong?  AFAIK
> > there only the possibility that the driver is loaded after .init is
> > discarded (as written in the comment).
> > 
> 
> The presence of CONFIG_HOTPLUG depends on particular .config, so, for
> example, you may not have it set while I have. So you will boot, get the
> suggestion, submit a patch, then I will boot and will get a warning that
> the probe function is in wrong section.
> 
> So in general I wonder if it is possible to request that all probe
> functions are marked as __devinit or not marked at all, regardless of
> CONFIG_HOTPLUG and CONFIG_MODULE settings.
Would you agree if the message would change to

	probably the probe function of platform driver %s can be moved
	to .devinit.text

?

Best regards
Uwe

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Pengutronix e.K.                              | Uwe Kleine-K?nig            |
Industrial Linux Solutions                    | http://www.pengutronix.de/  |
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