3 files changed, 16 insertions, 9 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/base/base.h b/drivers/base/base.h
index 2c13deae5f82..6ee17bb391a9 100644
--- a/drivers/base/base.h
+++ b/drivers/base/base.h
@@ -59,6 +59,10 @@ struct driver_private {
  * @knode_parent - node in sibling list
  * @knode_driver - node in driver list
  * @knode_bus - node in bus list
+ * @deferred_probe - entry in deferred_probe_list which is used to retry the
+ *	binding of drivers which were unable to get all the resources needed by
+ *	the device; typically because it depends on another driver getting
+ *	probed first.
  * @driver_data - private pointer for driver specific info.  Will turn into a
  * list soon.
  * @device - pointer back to the struct class that this structure is
@@ -71,6 +75,7 @@ struct device_private {
 	struct klist_node knode_parent;
 	struct klist_node knode_driver;
 	struct klist_node knode_bus;
+	struct list_head deferred_probe;
 	void *driver_data;
 	struct device *device;
 };
diff --git a/drivers/base/core.c b/drivers/base/core.c
index d4ff7adce38c..7050a75dde38 100644
--- a/drivers/base/core.c
+++ b/drivers/base/core.c
@@ -644,7 +644,6 @@ void device_initialize(struct device *dev)
 {
 	dev->kobj.kset = devices_kset;
 	kobject_init(&dev->kobj, &device_ktype);
-	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&dev->deferred_probe);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&dev->dma_pools);
 	mutex_init(&dev->mutex);
 	lockdep_set_novalidate_class(&dev->mutex);
@@ -922,6 +921,7 @@ int device_private_init(struct device *dev)
 	dev->p->device = dev;
 	klist_init(&dev->p->klist_children, klist_children_get,
 		   klist_children_put);
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&dev->p->deferred_probe);
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/base/dd.c b/drivers/base/dd.c
index 442b7641a086..9fa888e08059 100644
--- a/drivers/base/dd.c
+++ b/drivers/base/dd.c
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
  * retry them.
  *
  * The deferred_probe_mutex must be held any time the deferred_probe_*_list
- * of the (struct device*)->deferred_probe pointers are manipulated
+ * of the (struct device*)->p->deferred_probe pointers are manipulated
  */
 static DEFINE_MUTEX(deferred_probe_mutex);
 static LIST_HEAD(deferred_probe_pending_list);
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ static struct workqueue_struct *deferred_wq;
 static void deferred_probe_work_func(struct work_struct *work)
 {
 	struct device *dev;
+	struct device_private *private;
 	/*
 	 * This block processes every device in the deferred 'active' list.
 	 * Each device is removed from the active list and passed to
@@ -72,9 +73,10 @@ static void deferred_probe_work_func(struct work_struct *work)
 	 */
 	mutex_lock(&deferred_probe_mutex);
 	while (!list_empty(&deferred_probe_active_list)) {
-		dev = list_first_entry(&deferred_probe_active_list,
-					typeof(*dev), deferred_probe);
-		list_del_init(&dev->deferred_probe);
+		private = list_first_entry(&deferred_probe_active_list,
+					typeof(*dev->p), deferred_probe);
+		dev = private->device;
+		list_del_init(&private->deferred_probe);
 
 		get_device(dev);
 
@@ -94,9 +96,9 @@ static DECLARE_WORK(deferred_probe_work, deferred_probe_work_func);
 static void driver_deferred_probe_add(struct device *dev)
 {
 	mutex_lock(&deferred_probe_mutex);
-	if (list_empty(&dev->deferred_probe)) {
+	if (list_empty(&dev->p->deferred_probe)) {
 		dev_dbg(dev, "Added to deferred list\n");
-		list_add(&dev->deferred_probe, &deferred_probe_pending_list);
+		list_add(&dev->p->deferred_probe, &deferred_probe_pending_list);
 	}
 	mutex_unlock(&deferred_probe_mutex);
 }
@@ -104,9 +106,9 @@ static void driver_deferred_probe_add(struct device *dev)
 void driver_deferred_probe_del(struct device *dev)
 {
 	mutex_lock(&deferred_probe_mutex);
-	if (!list_empty(&dev->deferred_probe)) {
+	if (!list_empty(&dev->p->deferred_probe)) {
 		dev_dbg(dev, "Removed from deferred list\n");
-		list_del_init(&dev->deferred_probe);
+		list_del_init(&dev->p->deferred_probe);
 	}
 	mutex_unlock(&deferred_probe_mutex);
 }