The "ACPI PCI Slot Detection ("pci_slot")" sub-driver may be compiled as a module. Kernel modules are instantiated somewhat randomly - the order in which they are linked as the kernel as built - thus if there are any dependencies on the ordering of attaching sub-drivers, they can not be effectively dealt with.
This patch series resolves any potential sequencing inter-dependencies by converting "pci_slot" sub-driver's functionality to being only supported as statically built-in to the kernel. Inter-dependencies can then be effectively handled by explicitly sequencing the addition of such functionality. Signed-off-by: Myron Stowe <myron.st...@redhat.com> --- drivers/acpi/Kconfig | 5 +---- 1 files changed, 1 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/drivers/acpi/Kconfig b/drivers/acpi/Kconfig index 119d58d..988bb13 100644 --- a/drivers/acpi/Kconfig +++ b/drivers/acpi/Kconfig @@ -293,7 +293,7 @@ config ACPI_DEBUG_FUNC_TRACE is about half of the penalty and is rarely useful. config ACPI_PCI_SLOT - tristate "PCI slot detection driver" + bool "PCI slot detection driver" depends on SYSFS default n help @@ -302,9 +302,6 @@ config ACPI_PCI_SLOT i.e., segment/bus/device/function tuples, with physical slots in the system. If you are unsure, say N. - To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: - the module will be called pci_slot. - config X86_PM_TIMER bool "Power Management Timer Support" if EXPERT depends on X86 -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majord...@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/