Hi, Rob Herring <robh...@kernel.org> writes: > On Thu, Apr 21, 2016 at 8:57 AM, Felipe Balbi > <felipe.ba...@linux.intel.com> wrote: >> >> Hi, >> >> Rob Herring <robh...@kernel.org> writes: >>> On Thu, Apr 21, 2016 at 6:20 AM, Felipe Balbi >>> <felipe.ba...@linux.intel.com> wrote: >>>> >>>> Hi, >>>> >>>> Heikki Krogerus <heikki.kroge...@linux.intel.com> writes: >>>>> @@ -197,7 +196,7 @@ static int xhci_plat_probe(struct platform_device >>>>> *pdev) >>>>> } >>>>> >>>>> xhci = hcd_to_xhci(hcd); >>>>> - match = of_match_node(usb_xhci_of_match, node); >>>>> + match = of_match_node(usb_xhci_of_match, pdev->dev.of_node); >>>> >>>> Rob, it's weird that OF-based drivers have to redo the same matching >>>> which was already done by drivers/base/platform.c::platform_match() just >>>> to get match->data. If we know we matched, couldn't we just cache a >>>> pointer to match->data in struct device_node.data ? Something like >>>> below? (completely untested) >>> >>> Yes, it is. AIUI, there is some sort of race condition in doing what >>> you suggest though. IIRC, Grant did that and reverted it if you look >>> at the git history. >> >> looking at drivers/base/platform.c I can't find anything along these >> lines. Adding Grant. >> >> Grant, any memory left of this race ? > > https://lkml.org/lkml/2011/5/18/384 > > tl;dr: matching and probe is not atomic.
cool, thanks -- balbi
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