Re: [PATCH v2 2/4] driver core: Set deferred probe timeout to 0 if modules are disabled

[Andrew Halaney]

On Wed, Nov 16, 2022 at 01:00:43PM +0100, Javier Martinez Canillas wrote:
> There is no point to schedule the work queue to timeout the deferred probe
> if all the initcalls are done and modules are not enabled. The default for
> this case is already 0 but can be overridden by the deferred_probe_timeout
> parameter. Let's just disable to avoid queuing a work that is not needed.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Javier Martinez Canillas <javierm@xxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> 
> (no changes since v1)
> 
>  drivers/base/dd.c | 4 +++-
>  1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/base/dd.c b/drivers/base/dd.c
> index 040b4060f903..1e8f1afeac98 100644
> --- a/drivers/base/dd.c
> +++ b/drivers/base/dd.c
> @@ -350,8 +350,10 @@ static int deferred_probe_initcall(void)
>  	flush_work(&deferred_probe_work);
>  	initcalls_done = true;
>  
> -	if (!IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_MODULES))
> +	if (!IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_MODULES)) {
> +		driver_deferred_probe_timeout = 0;
>  		fw_devlink_drivers_done();
> +	}
>  

Potentially a stupid suggestion, but would it make sense to take out
the ability to actually set that param if !CONFIG_MODULES? Then
driver_deferred_probe_timeout would be the default value already.

>  	/*
>  	 * Trigger deferred probe again, this time we won't defer anything
> -- 
> 2.38.1
>