[alsa-devel] [PATCH] alsa: use subsys_initcall for sound core instead of module_init

[Takashi Iwai]

At Thu, 14 Jan 2010 14:22:31 -0200,
Thadeu Lima de Souza Cascardo wrote:
> 
> On Thu, Jan 14, 2010 at 05:18:26PM +0100, Takashi Iwai wrote:
> > At Thu, 14 Jan 2010 13:53:43 -0200,
> > Thadeu Lima de Souza Cascardo wrote:
> > > 
> > > On Wed, Jan 13, 2010 at 07:48:07AM +0100, Takashi Iwai wrote:
> > > > At Tue, 12 Jan 2010 20:20:39 -0200,
> > > > Thadeu Lima de Souza Cascardo wrote:
> > > > > 
> > > > > This is needed for built-in drivers which are built before the sound directory,
> > > > > like thinkpad_acpi.
> > > > > 
> > > > > Otherwise, registering a card fails.
> > > > 
> > > > Oh well, this kind of problem hits again.
> > > > 
> > > > I don't remember why subsys_init() wasn't taken before...  Maybe some
> > > > dependency between sound and V4L or so.  But, it's worth to check again.
> > > > 
> > > 
> > > Any references to this dependency problem, so I can try to help and investigate
> > > about it and do some tests?
> > 
> > I also don't remember.  That was a long long ago... :)
> > 
> > > > I'll apply this after some testing.
> > > > 
> > > 
> > > Built-in thinkpad-acpi started working for me after these changes. I can't tell
> > > you about any subsystem that stopped working, like some V4L driver.
> > 
> > Did you test whether the sound subsystem still works as modules?
> > 
> 
> It does. I've just reapplied those patches on top of rc4, and I'm currently
> running it with CONFIG_SOUND=m, and my sound card works nicely, thanks.

Good, it's clear it must, but just to be sure :)


thanks,

Takashi