Re: [PATCHv3 01/19] [HACK] of: dev_node has struct device pointer

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Stephen Warren <swarren@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote @ Fri, 1 Nov 2013 22:45:19 +0100:

> On 11/01/2013 03:59 AM, Hiroshi Doyu wrote:
> ...
> > One idea is that, rather than inserting a hook(function) per
> > subsystems in driver core, if we invent a new /special section/ which
> > collects all hooks in sequence like initcalls, the subsystem just
> > would declare a hook function for that special section. All hooks in
> > that section can be called from driver core iterately. Then we
> > wouldn't touch driver core code at all, once we insert a func to call
> > hooks repeatedly. Looks simpler than tweaking bus notifier.
> 
> That sounds like a lot of effort to avoid adding a simple function call
> to the core's probe path.

True.

Can be implemented/revisited later if needed after we once have a
simple function call, of_iommu_attach() in drvier core.
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