@@ -1962,6 +1962,17 @@ static void pinctrl_late_init(struct work_struct *work)
 	pinctrl_init_device_debugfs(pctldev);
 }
 
+int pinctrl_start(struct pinctrl_dev *pctldev)
+{
+       if (!IS_ERR(pctldev->p))
+               return -EEXIST;
+
+       pinctrl_late_init(&pctldev->late_init.work);
+
+       return 0;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(pinctrl_start);
+
 /**
  * pinctrl_register() - register a pin controller device
  * @pctldesc: descriptor for this pin controller

@@ -2035,9 +2046,14 @@ struct pinctrl_dev *pinctrl_register(struct pinctrl_desc *pctldesc,
 	/*
 	 * If the device has hogs we want the probe() function of the driver
 	 * to complete before we go in and hog them and add the pin controller
-	 * to the list of controllers. If it has no hogs, we can just complete
-	 * the registration immediately.
+	 * to the list of controllers. If the pin controller driver initializes
+	 * hogs, or the pin controller instance has no hogs, we can just
+	 * complete the registration immediately.
 	 */
+
+	if (pctldesc->flags & PINCTRL_DRIVER_START)
+		return pctldev;
+
 	if (pinctrl_dt_has_hogs(pctldev))
 		schedule_delayed_work(&pctldev->late_init, 0);
 	else

@@ -1741,6 +1741,7 @@ static int pcs_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	pcs->desc.pmxops = &pcs_pinmux_ops;
 	if (PCS_HAS_PINCONF)
 		pcs->desc.confops = &pcs_pinconf_ops;
+	pcs->desc.flags = PINCTRL_DRIVER_START;
 	pcs->desc.owner = THIS_MODULE;
 
 	ret = pcs_allocate_pin_table(pcs);

@@ -1754,6 +1755,10 @@ static int pcs_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		goto free;
 	}
 
+	ret = pinctrl_start(pcs->pctl);
+	if (ret)
+		goto free;
+
 	ret = pcs_add_gpio_func(np, pcs);
 	if (ret < 0)
 		goto free;

@@ -815,7 +815,15 @@ int sh_pfc_register_pinctrl(struct sh_pfc *pfc)
 	pmx->pctl_desc.confops = &sh_pfc_pinconf_ops;
 	pmx->pctl_desc.pins = pmx->pins;
 	pmx->pctl_desc.npins = pfc->info->nr_pins;
+	pmx->pctl_desc.flags = PINCTRL_DRIVER_START;
 
 	pmx->pctl = devm_pinctrl_register(pfc->dev, &pmx->pctl_desc, pmx);
-	return PTR_ERR_OR_ZERO(pmx->pctl);
+	if (IS_ERR(pmx->pctl))
+		return PTR_ERR(pmx->pctl);
+
+	ret = pinctrl_start(pmx->pctl);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+
+	return 0;
 }

@@ -104,6 +104,8 @@ struct pinctrl_ops {
 			     struct pinctrl_map *map, unsigned num_maps);
 };
 
+#define PINCTRL_DRIVER_START		BIT(0)
+
 /**
  * struct pinctrl_desc - pin controller descriptor, register this to pin
  * control subsystem

@@ -112,6 +114,8 @@ struct pinctrl_ops {
  *	this pin controller
  * @npins: number of descriptors in the array, usually just ARRAY_SIZE()
  *	of the pins field above
+ * @flags: Optional pin controller feature flags
+ *	handling is needed in the pin controller driver.
  * @pctlops: pin control operation vtable, to support global concepts like
  *	grouping of pins, this is optional.
  * @pmxops: pinmux operations vtable, if you support pinmuxing in your driver

@@ -129,6 +133,7 @@ struct pinctrl_desc {
 	const char *name;
 	const struct pinctrl_pin_desc *pins;
 	unsigned int npins;
+	unsigned int flags;
 	const struct pinctrl_ops *pctlops;
 	const struct pinmux_ops *pmxops;
 	const struct pinconf_ops *confops;

@@ -149,6 +154,7 @@ extern struct pinctrl_dev *devm_pinctrl_register(struct device *dev,
 				void *driver_data);
 extern void devm_pinctrl_unregister(struct device *dev,
 				struct pinctrl_dev *pctldev);
+extern int pinctrl_start(struct pinctrl_dev *pctldev);
 
 extern bool pin_is_valid(struct pinctrl_dev *pctldev, int pin);
 extern void pinctrl_add_gpio_range(struct pinctrl_dev *pctldev,