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

[Krzysztof Kozlowski]

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.

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



Best regards,
Krzysztof