[PATCH] turn device_init() into an initcall

Alexander Viro (viro@math.psu.edu)
Tue, 15 May 2001 11:56:31 -0400 (EDT)


Patch below turns device_init() into initcall. Current tree
calls it from fs/partitions/check.c::partitions_setup() - definitely
odd place for that stuff.

Another thing done by partition_setup() is {init,}rd_load(). I.e.
setting the contents of /dev/ram0 from initrd or floppies. That beast
should be done after _all_ drivers' initialization, indeed - it belongs with
mount_root()/mount_devfs()/etc. I took it to main/init.c - that way
it's guaranteed to be called after all drivers initialization code and
that's where we do the rest of late-boot stuff. partition_setup() is gone
now.

It allows to get mount_root() logics cleaned. Old sequence was
device_init()
load initrd
register filesystems
do initcalls for devices
play with do_mount

New one is
register filesystems
device_init()
other initcalls for devices
load initrd
do_mount
and that's not only obviously saner, but also allows to clean up
do_mount/loading initrd logics (do_mount also has stuff with loading
ramdisks, etc.). Besides, it allows to start turning functions called
from device_init() into initcalls, thus getting rid of ifdef dungpiles
in them.

Patch is against 2.4.5-pre1, but applies to -pre2 as well.
Please, apply.
Al

diff -urN S5-pre1/drivers/block/genhd.c S5-pre1-device_init/drivers/block/genhd.c
--- S5-pre1/drivers/block/genhd.c Fri Feb 16 18:37:04 2001
+++ S5-pre1-device_init/drivers/block/genhd.c Wed May 2 21:09:30 2001
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
extern int cpqarray_init(void);
extern void ieee1394_init(void);

-void __init device_init(void)
+int __init device_init(void)
{
#ifdef CONFIG_PARPORT
parport_init();
@@ -64,4 +64,7 @@
#ifdef CONFIG_VT
console_map_init();
#endif
+ return 0;
}
+
+__initcall(device_init);
diff -urN S5-pre1/fs/partitions/check.c S5-pre1-device_init/fs/partitions/check.c
--- S5-pre1/fs/partitions/check.c Thu Feb 22 06:45:26 2001
+++ S5-pre1-device_init/fs/partitions/check.c Wed May 2 21:09:30 2001
@@ -33,10 +33,7 @@
#include "ibm.h"
#include "ultrix.h"

-extern void device_init(void);
extern int *blk_size[];
-extern void rd_load(void);
-extern void initrd_load(void);

struct gendisk *gendisk_head;
int warn_no_part = 1; /*This is ugly: should make genhd removable media aware*/
@@ -438,19 +435,3 @@
blk_size[dev->major] = dev->sizes;
}
}
-
-int __init partition_setup(void)
-{
- device_init();
-
-#ifdef CONFIG_BLK_DEV_RAM
-#ifdef CONFIG_BLK_DEV_INITRD
- if (initrd_start && mount_initrd) initrd_load();
- else
-#endif
- rd_load();
-#endif
- return 0;
-}
-
-__initcall(partition_setup);
diff -urN S5-pre1/init/main.c S5-pre1-device_init/init/main.c
--- S5-pre1/init/main.c Wed May 2 11:16:38 2001
+++ S5-pre1-device_init/init/main.c Wed May 2 21:09:30 2001
@@ -638,9 +638,6 @@
*/
static void __init do_basic_setup(void)
{
-#ifdef CONFIG_BLK_DEV_INITRD
- int real_root_mountflags;
-#endif

/*
* Tell the world that we're going to be the grim
@@ -707,13 +704,6 @@
/* Networking initialization needs a process context */
sock_init();

-#ifdef CONFIG_BLK_DEV_INITRD
- real_root_dev = ROOT_DEV;
- real_root_mountflags = root_mountflags;
- if (initrd_start && mount_initrd) root_mountflags &= ~MS_RDONLY;
- else mount_initrd =0;
-#endif
-
start_context_thread();
do_initcalls();

@@ -724,6 +714,33 @@
#ifdef CONFIG_PCMCIA
init_pcmcia_ds(); /* Do this last */
#endif
+}
+
+extern void rd_load(void);
+extern void initrd_load(void);
+
+/*
+ * Prepare the namespace - decide what/where to mount, load ramdisks, etc.
+ */
+static void prepare_namespace(void)
+{
+#ifdef CONFIG_BLK_DEV_INITRD
+ int real_root_mountflags = ROOT_DEV;
+ real_root_mountflags = root_mountflags;
+ if (!initrd_start)
+ mount_initrd = 0;
+ if (mount_initrd)
+ root_mountflags &= ~MS_RDONLY;
+#endif
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_BLK_DEV_RAM
+#ifdef CONFIG_BLK_DEV_INITRD
+ if (mount_initrd)
+ initrd_load();
+ else
+#endif
+ rd_load();
+#endif

/* Mount the root filesystem.. */
mount_root();
@@ -755,6 +772,8 @@
{
lock_kernel();
do_basic_setup();
+
+ prepare_namespace();

/*
* Ok, we have completed the initial bootup, and

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