On 10.03.23 15:46, Michael Riesch wrote: > Hi Ahmad, > > On 2/10/23 17:53, Ahmad Fatoum wrote: >> Creation of a machine device for the top-level node has special casing >> in of_probe(). Export of_platform_device_create_root(), so it's possible >> to ensure probe of the machine device. This is required when doing >> of_devices_ensure_probed_by_dev_id with the machine compatible. >> >> Signed-off-by: Ahmad Fatoum <a.fatoum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > This patch breaks my board code that calls > of_device_ensure_probed_by_alias() in the probe() of the board driver. > The function always returns -ENODEV. > > Do I have to adjust my (downstream) board code somehow? Not sure. I'd need to reproduce. Is there an easy way to adjust a mainline board to get the same behavior? Is your downstream board code inside a board driver probe function or is it raw in an initcall? Cheers, Ahmad > > Thanks and best regards, > Michael > >> --- >> v1 -> v2: >> - new patch to facilitate patch 3/4 >> --- >> drivers/of/base.c | 10 +++++++--- >> drivers/of/platform.c | 2 +- >> include/of.h | 1 + >> 3 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) >> >> diff --git a/drivers/of/base.c b/drivers/of/base.c >> index 1221cd316cdf..7ba0655401cc 100644 >> --- a/drivers/of/base.c >> +++ b/drivers/of/base.c >> @@ -2512,13 +2512,13 @@ static int of_probe_memory(void) >> } >> mem_initcall(of_probe_memory); >> >> -static void of_platform_device_create_root(struct device_node *np) >> +struct device *of_platform_device_create_root(struct device_node *np) >> { >> static struct device *dev; >> int ret; >> >> if (dev) >> - return; >> + return dev; >> >> dev = xzalloc(sizeof(*dev)); >> dev->id = DEVICE_ID_SINGLE; >> @@ -2526,8 +2526,12 @@ static void of_platform_device_create_root(struct device_node *np) >> dev_set_name(dev, "machine"); >> >> ret = platform_device_register(dev); >> - if (ret) >> + if (ret) { >> free_device(dev); >> + return ERR_PTR(ret); >> + } >> + >> + return dev; >> } >> >> static const struct of_device_id reserved_mem_matches[] = { >> diff --git a/drivers/of/platform.c b/drivers/of/platform.c >> index 69f9ddec50ca..11cde8924f94 100644 >> --- a/drivers/of/platform.c >> +++ b/drivers/of/platform.c >> @@ -421,7 +421,7 @@ static struct device *of_device_create_on_demand(struct device_node *np) >> >> parent = of_get_parent(np); >> if (!parent) >> - return NULL; >> + return of_platform_device_create_root(np); >> >> if (!np->dev && parent->dev) { >> ret = device_detect(parent->dev); >> diff --git a/include/of.h b/include/of.h >> index 1a38774615a4..63c90255cd64 100644 >> --- a/include/of.h >> +++ b/include/of.h >> @@ -298,6 +298,7 @@ extern void of_platform_device_dummy_drv(struct device *dev); >> extern int of_platform_populate(struct device_node *root, >> const struct of_device_id *matches, >> struct device *parent); >> +extern struct device *of_platform_device_create_root(struct device_node *np); >> extern struct device *of_find_device_by_node(struct device_node *np); >> extern struct device *of_device_enable_and_register(struct device_node *np); >> extern struct device *of_device_enable_and_register_by_name(const char *name); > -- Pengutronix e.K. | | Steuerwalder Str. 21 | http://www.pengutronix.de/ | 31137 Hildesheim, Germany | Phone: +49-5121-206917-0 | Amtsgericht Hildesheim, HRA 2686 | Fax: +49-5121-206917-5555 |