Re: [PATCH 2/2] firmware/memmap: Move kobject initialisation beforekobject_add()

From: Bernhard Walle
Date: Wed Jul 30 2008 - 16:47:23 EST


* Andrew Morton <akpm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> [2008-07-30 13:40]:
>
> If you think that "firmware/memmap: Move kobject initialisation before
> kobject_add()"

Yes, that's what I meant.

> should still be applied then I'd disagree. Adding a
> GFP_KERNEL allocation into kobject_init() was a fairly significant
> backward step. It's _good_ that kobject_init() can be called this
> early. Let us strive to retain that robustness.

Ok, since you have more experience with kobject, I'm fine with not
applying that one.

[I saw you merged the first (coding style) patch.]


Bernhard
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Bernhard Walle, SUSE LINUX Products GmbH, Architecture Development
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