On Sun, Sep 19, 2021 at 03:16:34AM +0200, Andrew Lunn wrote: > > > diff --git a/include/linux/fwnode.h b/include/linux/fwnode.h > > > index 59828516ebaf..9f4ad719bfe3 100644 > > > --- a/include/linux/fwnode.h > > > +++ b/include/linux/fwnode.h > > > @@ -22,10 +22,15 @@ struct device; > > > * LINKS_ADDED: The fwnode has already be parsed to add fwnode links. > > > * NOT_DEVICE: The fwnode will never be populated as a struct device. > > > * INITIALIZED: The hardware corresponding to fwnode has been initialized. > > > + * NEEDS_CHILD_BOUND_ON_ADD: For this fwnode/device to probe successfully, its > > > + * driver needs its child devices to be bound with > > > + * their respective drivers as soon as they are > > > + * added. > > > > The fact that this requires so much comment text here is a clear > > band-aid indication to me. > > This whole patchset is a band aid, but it is for stable, to fix things > which are currently broken. So we need to answer the question, is a > bad aid good enough for stable, with the assumption a real fix will > come along later? Fix it properly first and worry about stable later. greg k-h
