Re: [PATCH V11 09/22] LoongArch: Add boot and setup routines

[Javier Martinez Canillas <javierm@redhat.com>]

Hello Huacai,

On 5/21/22 11:13, Huacai Chen wrote:
> Hi, Javier,
> 
> On Sat, May 21, 2022 at 5:06 PM Javier Martinez Canillas
> <javierm@redhat.com> wrote:
>>
>> Hello Huacai,
>>
>> On 5/21/22 09:37, Huacai Chen wrote:
>>
>> [snip]
>>
>>>>
>>>> A problem with moving to subsys_initcall_sync() is that this will delay
>>>> more when a display is available in the system, and just to cope up with
>>>> a corner case (as mentioned the common case is native drivers as module).
>>> OK, your method seems better, but I think moving to
>>> subsys_initcall_sync() can make the screen display as early as
>>> possible.
>>>
>>
>> But it doesn't cover all cases. For example, you will get the same error
>> if for example your native driver is built-in and efifb built as module.
>>
>> So my opinion is that instead of playing with the init call levels, is
>> just better for you to build your native driver as a module instead of
>> making it built-in.
> I mean moving to subsys_initcall_sync() on top of your patchset, not
> replacing them (Just for display earlier).
>

Ah, I see what you mean. Yes, that makes sense indeed.

Feel free to post a patch proposing that. If you do, please also include
Thomas Zimmermann <tzimmermann@suse.de> to the Cc list. Thanks!

-- 
Best regards,

Javier Martinez Canillas
Linux Engineering
Red Hat