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    SubjectRe: [RESEND PATCH] driver core: Clear FWNODE_FLAG_LINKS_ADDED in device_links_purge()
    On Wed, Sep 27, 2023 at 10:30:10AM +0800, Zhenhua Huang wrote:
    > Flag FWNODE_FLAG_LINKS_ADDED stops fwnode links creation. Current kernel
    > only adds it once after fwnode links creation in fw_devlink_parse_fwnode().
    > After that even device links being purged, the flag will not be cleared.
    >
    > Fwnode links are converted to device links and will not be added back
    > forever in normal case. Essentially if a device is registered and
    > unregisted (also deleted) before it is probed (due to missing fwlink
    > dependencies, abort in device_links_check_suppliers), the fwlink is not
    > setup next when device is newly created again. This means the probe gets
    > called without meeting all dependencies.
    >
    > It usuallly happens in the case of a glue driver.

    What exact glue driver is causing this to happen? Why can't we fix that
    up instead?

    thanks,

    greg k-h

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