Re: [PATCH V2] ptp: clockmatrix: Add Defer probe if firmware load fails

From: Jakub Kicinski
Date: Thu Jun 15 2023 - 16:05:13 EST


On Wed, 14 Jun 2023 10:42:04 +0530 Sarath Babu Naidu Gaddam wrote:
> Clock matrix driver can be probed before the rootfs containing
> firmware/initialization .bin is available. The current driver
> throws a warning and proceeds to execute probe even when firmware
> is not ready. Instead, defer probe and wait for the .bin file to
> be available.

The first-step fix should be to try to get the FW into initramfs.
For that driver should specify MODULE_FIRMWARE(), which I don't see
here.
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