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Index: linux-2.6.23/drivers/mtd/devices/block2mtd.c
===================================================================
--- linux-2.6.23.orig/drivers/mtd/devices/block2mtd.c 2007-12-06 23:30:31.583285849 +0100
+++ linux-2.6.23/drivers/mtd/devices/block2mtd.c 2007-12-06 23:31:29.970613152 +0100
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@
#include <linux/buffer_head.h>
#include <linux/mutex.h>
#include <linux/mount.h>
+#include <linux/list.h>
+#include <linux/delay.h>
#define VERSION "$Revision: 1.30 $"
@@ -27,6 +29,12 @@
#define ERROR(fmt, args...) printk(KERN_ERR "block2mtd: " fmt "\n" , ## args)
#define INFO(fmt, args...) printk(KERN_INFO "block2mtd: " fmt "\n" , ## args)
+struct retry {
+ struct list_head list;
+ const char *val;
+};
+
+static LIST_HEAD(retry_list);
/* Info for the block device */
struct block2mtd_dev {
@@ -38,10 +46,36 @@
char devname[0];
};
+static int block2mtd_setup2(const char *val);
/* Static info about the MTD, used in cleanup_module */
static LIST_HEAD(blkmtd_device_list);
+static int add_retry(const char *val)
+{
+ struct retry *r = kmalloc(sizeof(struct retry), GFP_KERNEL);
+
+ INIT_LIST_HEAD(&r->list);
+ r->val = val;
+ list_add(&r->list, &retry_list);
+
+ return 0;
+}
+
+static int __init process_retries(void)
+{
+ struct list_head *p, *tmp;
+
+ list_for_each_safe(p, tmp, &retry_list) {
+ struct retry *r = list_entry(p, struct retry, list);
+ block2mtd_setup2(r->val);
+ msleep(100);
+ list_del(p);
+ kfree(r);
+ }
+ return 0;
+}
+rootfs_initcall(process_retries);
static struct page *page_read(struct address_space *mapping, int index)
{
@@ -518,7 +552,10 @@
if (token[2] && (strlen(token[2]) + 1 > 80))
parse_err("mtd device name too long");
- add_device(name, erase_size, token[2]);
+ if (add_device(name, erase_size, token[2]) == NULL) {
+ add_retry(val);
+ return 0;
+ }
return 0;
}
@@ -534,8 +571,11 @@
and block2mtd_init() has already been called,
we can parse the argument now. */
- if (block2mtd_init_called)
+ if (block2mtd_init_called) {
+ /* if the call failed (e.g. because the device does not exist yet)
+ * then try again just before attempting to mount the rootfs */
return block2mtd_setup2(val);
+ }
/* During early boot stage, we only save the parameters
here. We must parse them later: if the param passed
Index: linux-2.6.23/init/do_mounts.c
===================================================================
--- linux-2.6.23.orig/init/do_mounts.c 2007-12-06 23:30:28.019082737 +0100
+++ linux-2.6.23/init/do_mounts.c 2007-12-06 23:30:32.459335774 +0100
@@ -241,16 +241,8 @@
return 1;
}
-static unsigned int __initdata root_delay;
-static int __init root_delay_setup(char *str)
-{
- root_delay = simple_strtoul(str, NULL, 0);
- return 1;
-}
-
__setup("rootflags=", root_data_setup);
__setup("rootfstype=", fs_names_setup);
-__setup("rootdelay=", root_delay_setup);
static void __init get_fs_names(char *page)
{
@@ -426,18 +418,6 @@
{
int is_floppy;
- if (root_delay) {
- printk(KERN_INFO "Waiting %dsec before mounting root device...\n",
- root_delay);
- ssleep(root_delay);
- }
-
- /* wait for the known devices to complete their probing */
- while (driver_probe_done() != 0)
- msleep(100);
-
- md_run_setup();
-
if (saved_root_name[0]) {
root_device_name = saved_root_name;
if (!strncmp(root_device_name, "mtd", 3)) {
Index: linux-2.6.23/init/main.c
===================================================================
--- linux-2.6.23.orig/init/main.c 2007-12-06 23:30:28.023082962 +0100
+++ linux-2.6.23/init/main.c 2007-12-06 23:30:32.463336000 +0100
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@
#ifdef CONFIG_X86_LOCAL_APIC
#include <asm/smp.h>
#endif
+#include "do_mounts.h"
/*
* This is one of the first .c files built. Error out early if we have compiler
@@ -662,13 +663,14 @@
__setup("initcall_debug", initcall_debug_setup);
extern initcall_t __initcall_start[], __initcall_end[];
+extern initcall_t __root_initcall_start[], __root_initcall_end[];
-static void __init do_initcalls(void)
+static void __init do_initcalls(initcall_t *start, initcall_t *end)
{
initcall_t *call;
int count = preempt_count();
- for (call = __initcall_start; call < __initcall_end; call++) {
+ for (call = start; call < end; call++) {
ktime_t t0, t1, delta;
char *msg = NULL;
char msgbuf[40];
@@ -737,7 +739,7 @@
usermodehelper_init();
driver_init();
init_irq_proc();
- do_initcalls();
+ do_initcalls(__initcall_start, __initcall_end);
}
static int __initdata nosoftlockup;
@@ -810,6 +812,14 @@
panic("No init found. Try passing init= option to kernel.");
}
+static unsigned int __initdata root_delay;
+static int __init root_delay_setup(char *str)
+{
+ root_delay = simple_strtoul(str, NULL, 0);
+ return 1;
+}
+__setup("rootdelay=", root_delay_setup);
+
static int __init kernel_init(void * unused)
{
lock_kernel();
@@ -851,6 +861,17 @@
if (sys_access((const char __user *) ramdisk_execute_command, 0) != 0) {
ramdisk_execute_command = NULL;
+ if (root_delay) {
+ printk(KERN_INFO "Waiting %dsec before mounting root device...\n",
+ root_delay);
+ ssleep(root_delay);
+ }
+ /* wait for the known devices to complete their probing */
+ while (driver_probe_done() != 0)
+ msleep(100);
+ md_run_setup();
+ do_initcalls(__root_initcall_start, __root_initcall_end);
+
prepare_namespace();
}
Index: linux-2.6.23/arch/i386/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
===================================================================
--- linux-2.6.23.orig/arch/i386/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S 2007-12-06 23:30:28.035083650 +0100
+++ linux-2.6.23/arch/i386/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S 2007-12-06 23:30:32.467336225 +0100
@@ -146,6 +146,11 @@
INITCALLS
__initcall_end = .;
}
+ .root_initcall.init : AT(ADDR(.root_initcall.init) - LOAD_OFFSET) {
+ __root_initcall_start = .;
+ INITCALLS_ROOT
+ __root_initcall_end = .;
+ }
.con_initcall.init : AT(ADDR(.con_initcall.init) - LOAD_OFFSET) {
__con_initcall_start = .;
*(.con_initcall.init)
Index: linux-2.6.23/include/asm-generic/vmlinux.lds.h
===================================================================
--- linux-2.6.23.orig/include/asm-generic/vmlinux.lds.h 2007-12-06 23:30:28.043084102 +0100
+++ linux-2.6.23/include/asm-generic/vmlinux.lds.h 2007-12-06 23:30:32.467336225 +0100
@@ -243,12 +243,14 @@
*(.initcall4s.init) \
*(.initcall5.init) \
*(.initcall5s.init) \
- *(.initcallrootfs.init) \
*(.initcall6.init) \
*(.initcall6s.init) \
*(.initcall7.init) \
*(.initcall7s.init)
+#define INITCALLS_ROOT \
+ *(.initcallrootfs.init)
+
#define PERCPU(align) \
. = ALIGN(align); \
__per_cpu_start = .; \
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