On Sat, Feb 14, 2009 at 08:37:06AM +0200, Ramagudi Naziir wrote: > Hi Greg > > On Sat, Feb 14, 2009 at 4:08 AM, Greg KH <greg@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > >> anyone knows how to make that dependency in the device model ? > > > > Set the parent of B to be A. The device model supports this kind of > > relationship for this very reason. > > What's the best way to do that ? Can I do that statically or during > runtime ? If runtime, where's the recommended place to do that ? > obviously it should be done before any .probe function get the chance > to run... You need to set the platform device's dev.parent of B field to point to A before you register B and after you register A. If you point me at your code, I'll show you how to do it. thanks, greg k-h -- To unsubscribe from this list: send an email with "unsubscribe kernelnewbies" to ecartis@xxxxxxxxxxxx Please read the FAQ at http://kernelnewbies.org/FAQ