From: Markus Probst <markus.probst@posteo.de>
To: ChunAn Wu <an.wu@canonical.com>,
linux-serial@vger.kernel.org,
platform-driver-x86@vger.kernel.org
Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, gregkh@linuxfoundation.org,
jirislaby@kernel.org, hansg@kernel.org,
ilpo.jarvinen@linux.intel.com, mpearson-lenovo@squebb.ca,
derekjohn.clark@gmail.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH v5 3/3] platform/x86: lenovo-yoga-tab2-pro-1380-fastcharger: Bind through normal serdev matching
Date: Sat, 24 Oct 2026 13:11:56 +0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <3cb4f43b2fc95c348f0646edce338064ec7add69.camel@posteo.de> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <5e70a181599ada304c6aa6589cc61662f1a8d710.1792831564.git.an.wu@canonical.com>
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On Sat, 2026-10-24 at 20:04 +0800, ChunAn Wu wrote:
> The software-node-backed serdev client cannot be matched through ACPI or
> device tree and is force-attached to its driver.
>
> Pass the modalias to serdev_device_add() and give the serdev driver a
> matching id_table, so that the serdev core binds the two through normal
> matching. Deferred probing is then handled by the driver core, so the
> -EAGAIN translation is no longer needed.
>
> A failing serdev probe no longer propagates out of the platform probe;
> as for any other bus, the client is simply left unbound.
>
> Signed-off-by: ChunAn Wu <an.wu@canonical.com>
> ---
> .../lenovo/yoga-tab2-pro-1380-fastcharger.c | 25 +++++++------------
> 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 16 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/platform/x86/lenovo/yoga-tab2-pro-1380-fastcharger.c b/drivers/platform/x86/lenovo/yoga-tab2-pro-1380-fastcharger.c
> index 8551ab4d2c7d..d0bd9d4e3137 100644
> --- a/drivers/platform/x86/lenovo/yoga-tab2-pro-1380-fastcharger.c
> +++ b/drivers/platform/x86/lenovo/yoga-tab2-pro-1380-fastcharger.c
> @@ -219,11 +219,17 @@ static int yt2_1380_fc_serdev_probe(struct serdev_device *serdev)
> return 0;
> }
>
> +static const struct serdev_device_id yt2_1380_fc_serdev_id[] = {
> + { KBUILD_MODNAME },
> + { }
> +};
> +
> static struct serdev_device_driver yt2_1380_fc_serdev_driver = {
> .probe = yt2_1380_fc_serdev_probe,
> .driver = {
> .name = KBUILD_MODNAME,
> },
> + .id_table = yt2_1380_fc_serdev_id,
> };
>
> static const struct pinctrl_map yt2_1380_fc_pinctrl_map[] = {
> @@ -260,25 +266,12 @@ static int yt2_1380_fc_pdev_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
> /* The fwnode is a managed node, so it will be auto-put on serdev_device_put() */
> fwnode_handle_get(dev_fwnode(&serdev->dev));
>
> - ret = serdev_device_add(serdev);
> + ret = serdev_device_add(serdev, KBUILD_MODNAME);
> if (ret) {
> serdev_device_put(serdev);
> return dev_err_probe(&pdev->dev, ret, "adding serdev\n");
> }
>
> - /*
> - * serdev device <-> driver matching relies on OF or ACPI matches and
> - * neither is available here, manually bind the driver.
> - */
> - ret = device_driver_attach(&yt2_1380_fc_serdev_driver.driver, &serdev->dev);
> - if (ret) {
> - /* device_driver_attach() maps EPROBE_DEFER to EAGAIN, map it back */
> - serdev_device_remove(serdev);
> - return dev_err_probe(&pdev->dev,
> - (ret == -EAGAIN) ? -EPROBE_DEFER : ret,
> - "attaching serdev driver\n");
> - }
> -
> /* So that yt2_1380_fc_pdev_remove() can remove the serdev */
> platform_set_drvdata(pdev, serdev);
> return 0;
> @@ -305,8 +298,8 @@ static int __init yt2_1380_fc_module_init(void)
> int ret;
>
> /*
> - * serdev driver MUST be registered first because pdev driver calls
> - * device_driver_attach() on the serdev, serdev-driver pair.
> + * serdev driver MUST be registered first so that the serdev device
> + * created by the pdev probe binds to it via the id_table match.
> */
NIT: I think the order doesn't matter anymore, since it will bind
regardless whether driver or device is registered/added first. I think
you can remove the comment.
Reviewed-by: Markus Probst <markus.probst@posteo.de>
Thanks
- Markus Probst
> ret = serdev_device_driver_register(&yt2_1380_fc_serdev_driver);
> if (ret)
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prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-10-24 13:11 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 8+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-10-24 12:04 [PATCH v5 0/3] serdev: handle devices without an ACPI or device tree node ChunAn Wu
2026-10-24 12:04 ` [PATCH v5 1/3] " ChunAn Wu
2026-10-24 12:58 ` Markus Probst
2026-10-24 13:03 ` An Wu
2026-10-24 12:04 ` [PATCH v5 2/3] platform/x86: dell-uart-backlight: Bind through normal serdev matching ChunAn Wu
2026-10-24 13:03 ` Markus Probst
2026-10-24 12:04 ` [PATCH v5 3/3] platform/x86: lenovo-yoga-tab2-pro-1380-fastcharger: " ChunAn Wu
2026-10-24 13:11 ` Markus Probst [this message]
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