@@ -340,8 +340,10 @@ comparison:
int (*match)(struct device * dev, struct device_driver * drv);
-match should return '1' if the driver supports the device, and '0'
-otherwise.
+match should return positive value if the driver supports the device,
+and zero otherwise. It may also return error code (for example
+-EPROBE_DEFER) if determining that given driver supports the device is
+not possible.
When a device is registered, the bus's list of drivers is iterated
over. bus->match() is called for each one until a match is found.
@@ -490,6 +490,7 @@ static int __device_attach_driver(struct device_driver *drv, void *_data)
struct device_attach_data *data = _data;
struct device *dev = data->dev;
bool async_allowed;
+ int ret;
/*
* Check if device has already been claimed. This may
@@ -500,8 +501,17 @@ static int __device_attach_driver(struct device_driver *drv, void *_data)
if (dev->driver)
return -EBUSY;
- if (!driver_match_device(drv, dev))
+ ret = driver_match_device(drv, dev);
+ if (ret == 0) {
+ /* no match */
return 0;
+ } else if (ret == -EPROBE_DEFER) {
+ dev_dbg(dev, "Device match requests probe deferral\n");
+ driver_deferred_probe_add(dev);
+ } else if (ret < 0) {
+ dev_dbg(dev, "Bus failed to match device: %d", ret);
+ return ret;
+ } /* ret > 0 means positive match */
async_allowed = driver_allows_async_probing(drv);
@@ -621,6 +631,7 @@ void device_initial_probe(struct device *dev)
static int __driver_attach(struct device *dev, void *data)
{
struct device_driver *drv = data;
+ int ret;
/*
* Lock device and try to bind to it. We drop the error
@@ -632,8 +643,17 @@ static int __driver_attach(struct device *dev, void *data)
* is an error.
*/
- if (!driver_match_device(drv, dev))
+ ret = driver_match_device(drv, dev);
+ if (ret == 0) {
+ /* no match */
return 0;
+ } else if (ret == -EPROBE_DEFER) {
+ dev_dbg(dev, "Device match requests probe deferral\n");
+ driver_deferred_probe_add(dev);
+ } else if (ret < 0) {
+ dev_dbg(dev, "Bus failed to match device: %d", ret);
+ return ret;
+ } /* ret > 0 means positive match */
if (dev->parent) /* Needed for USB */
device_lock(dev->parent);
@@ -70,8 +70,11 @@ extern void bus_remove_file(struct bus_type *, struct bus_attribute *);
* @dev_groups: Default attributes of the devices on the bus.
* @drv_groups: Default attributes of the device drivers on the bus.
* @match: Called, perhaps multiple times, whenever a new device or driver
- * is added for this bus. It should return a nonzero value if the
- * given device can be handled by the given driver.
+ * is added for this bus. It should return a positive value if the
+ * given device can be handled by the given driver and zero
+ * otherwise. It may also return error code if determining that
+ * the driver supports the device is not possible. In case of
+ * -EPROBE_DEFER it will queue the device for deferred probing.
* @uevent: Called when a device is added, removed, or a few other things
* that generate uevents to add the environment variables.
* @probe: Called when a new device or driver add to this bus, and callback