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

[Jie Gan]

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