Re: [PATCH] arm64: dts: qcom: remove the disabled replicator

[Jie Gan <jie.gan@oss.qualcomm.com>]

On 3/16/2026 6:15 PM, Krzysztof Kozlowski wrote:
> On 16/03/2026 10:33, Jie Gan wrote:
>>
>>
>> On 3/16/2026 3:14 PM, Krzysztof Kozlowski wrote:
>>> On 16/03/2026 06:31, Jie Gan wrote:
>>>> Remove the disabled device that blocks probing of the connected
>>>> replicator, as the replicator driver validates all connected
>>>> devices during probe.
>>>>
>>>> kernel log:
>>>> [   18.540971] platform 6046000.replicator: deferred probe pending: (reason unknown)
>>>
>>> No, that's not a reason to remove a device. The device is there, right?
>>> So fix Linux drivers if they cannot handle it properly.
>>
>> CoreSight devices build a path from source to sink and defer probing if
>> any device in the path is unavailable so the deferred‑probe behavior is
>> expected.
>>
>> We could add logic to fix it in driver but it's much easier to address
>> it in DT because we are knowing the device is disabled/Failed in DT.
> 
> Nope. You got comment already. DTS represents the hardware, not your
> current Linux driver status.
> 

Thanks for the patience to explain it, I have submitted a driver patch 
to address it.

Thanks,
Jie

>>
>> It's my fault I didnt remove this disabled replicator device in previous
>> fix.
>>
> 
> 
> 
> Best regards,
> Krzysztof