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-rw-r--r--drivers/base/core.c3
-rw-r--r--include/linux/fwnode.h4
2 files changed, 6 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/drivers/base/core.c b/drivers/base/core.c
index 839f64485a55..ccdd5b4295de 100644
--- a/drivers/base/core.c
+++ b/drivers/base/core.c
@@ -968,7 +968,8 @@ static void device_links_missing_supplier(struct device *dev)
static bool dev_is_best_effort(struct device *dev)
{
- return fw_devlink_best_effort && dev->can_match;
+ return (fw_devlink_best_effort && dev->can_match) ||
+ (dev->fwnode && (dev->fwnode->flags & FWNODE_FLAG_BEST_EFFORT));
}
/**
diff --git a/include/linux/fwnode.h b/include/linux/fwnode.h
index 9a81c4410b9f..89b9bdfca925 100644
--- a/include/linux/fwnode.h
+++ b/include/linux/fwnode.h
@@ -27,11 +27,15 @@ struct device;
* driver needs its child devices to be bound with
* their respective drivers as soon as they are
* added.
+ * BEST_EFFORT: The fwnode/device needs to probe early and might be missing some
+ * suppliers. Only enforce ordering with suppliers that have
+ * drivers.
*/
#define FWNODE_FLAG_LINKS_ADDED BIT(0)
#define FWNODE_FLAG_NOT_DEVICE BIT(1)
#define FWNODE_FLAG_INITIALIZED BIT(2)
#define FWNODE_FLAG_NEEDS_CHILD_BOUND_ON_ADD BIT(3)
+#define FWNODE_FLAG_BEST_EFFORT BIT(4)
struct fwnode_handle {
struct fwnode_handle *secondary;