From: Zhipeng Wang <zhipeng.wang_1@nxp.com>
This series makes the i.MX SCU power domain driver buildable as a
loadable module, which is required for Android devices using the
Generic Kernel Image (GKI) where SoC-specific drivers must be modules.
Patch 1 exports of_stdout (which the driver references to find the
console's power domain) from the OF core with EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL().
Patch 2 converts CONFIG_IMX_SCU_PD from bool to tristate and adds
MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE() for autoloading. subsys_initcall() is used so
that when built-in the provider probes before its consumers (e.g. the
SCU clock driver at device_initcall level). No module_exit() is
provided since the provider cannot be safely removed at runtime.
Patch 3 adds MODULE_SOFTDEP("pre: scu_pd") to the i.MX8QXP clock
driver so that modprobe loads the power domain module first when both
are built as modules.
Because of the cross-subsystem dependency (patches touch drivers/of,
drivers/pmdomain, and drivers/clk), I would suggest taking the whole
series through one tree.
Changes in v5:
- Fix MODULE_SOFTDEP module name from imx_scu_pd to scu_pd. (Sashiko
bot)
- Add Acked-by from Rob Herring for patch 1.
Changes in v4:
- Add patch 3: MODULE_SOFTDEP in clk-imx8qxp to guarantee module load
order when both drivers are modules. (Sashiko bot)
Changes in v3:
- Use subsys_initcall() instead of module_init() to fix probe ordering
between the power domain provider and the SCU clock consumer when
both are built-in. (Sashiko bot)
Changes in v2:
- Drop module_platform_driver() which provides module_exit() and could
lead to use-after-free on module unload. Use module_init() only, so
the module cannot be unloaded. (Sashiko bot)
Zhipeng Wang (3):
of: export of_stdout symbol
pmdomain: imx: scu-pd: allow building as a module
clk: imx: imx8qxp: add soft dependency on SCU power domain driver
drivers/clk/imx/clk-imx8qxp.c | 1 +
drivers/of/base.c | 1 +
drivers/pmdomain/imx/Kconfig | 2 +-
drivers/pmdomain/imx/scu-pd.c | 8 +++++++-
4 files changed, 10 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
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