Re: [PATCH v2] driver core: add driver name to probe debug print

"Danilo Krummrich" <[email protected]> Fri, 03 Jul 2026 18:59:06 +0200
Newsgroups org.kernel.vger.linux-embedded,dev.linux.lists.driver-core,org.kernel.vger.linux-kernel
Message-ID <[email protected]>
On Fri Jul 3, 2026 at 5:10 PM CEST, Francesco Valla wrote:
> The initcall_debug command line option is a useful tool while debugging
> and optimizing the initialization of a new system, mainly because it
> allows to see probe failures and deferrals without recompiling the
> kernel (e.g., with CONFIG_DEBUG_DRIVER). However, matching a device
> with the driver it is being probed with can become difficult, since
> some devices use names that are not explicit, at least at a first sight
> (e.g.: '1-0:1.0' or '1-0060').
>
> Add the driver name alongside the device name, to allow for an immediate
> match between the two.
>
> Suggested-by: Tim Bird <[email protected]>
> Signed-off-by: Francesco Valla <[email protected]>

Acked-by: Danilo Krummrich <[email protected]>