Re: [PATCH v2] treewide: Fix instantiation of devices in DT overlays

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+ Ivan

On Fri, Mar 24, 2023 at 10:30:39AM +0100, Geert Uytterhoeven wrote:
> When loading a DT overlay that creates a device, the device is not
> instantiated, unless the DT overlay is unloaded and reloaded again.
> 
> Saravana explains:
>   Basically for all overlays (I hope the function is only used for
>   overlays) we assume all nodes are NOT devices until they actually
>   get added as a device.
> 
> Based on a patch by Saravana Kannan, which covered only platform and spi
> devices.
> 
> Fixes: 4a032827daa89350 ("of: property: Simplify of_link_to_phandle()")
> Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/CAGETcx_+rhHvaC_HJXGrr5_WAd2+k5f=rWYnkCZ6z5bGX-wj4w@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Signed-off-by: Geert Uytterhoeven <geert+renesas@xxxxxxxxx>
> Acked-by: Mark Brown <broonie@xxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> v2:
>   - Add Acked-by,
>   - Drop RFC.
> ---
>  drivers/bus/imx-weim.c    | 1 +
>  drivers/i2c/i2c-core-of.c | 1 +
>  drivers/of/dynamic.c      | 1 +
>  drivers/of/platform.c     | 1 +
>  drivers/spi/spi.c         | 1 +
>  5 files changed, 5 insertions(+)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/bus/imx-weim.c b/drivers/bus/imx-weim.c
> index 36d42484142aede2..898e23a4231400fa 100644
> --- a/drivers/bus/imx-weim.c
> +++ b/drivers/bus/imx-weim.c
> @@ -329,6 +329,7 @@ static int of_weim_notify(struct notifier_block *nb, unsigned long action,
>  				 "Failed to setup timing for '%pOF'\n", rd->dn);
>  
>  		if (!of_node_check_flag(rd->dn, OF_POPULATED)) {
> +			rd->dn->fwnode.flags &= ~FWNODE_FLAG_NOT_DEVICE;
>  			if (!of_platform_device_create(rd->dn, NULL, &pdev->dev)) {
>  				dev_err(&pdev->dev,
>  					"Failed to create child device '%pOF'\n",

Ivan, so you were aware of that the device is not instantiated before
this change?

Shawn



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