Re: New driver model in 2.6

Hi,

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spi_register_board_info() will add the board information structure to
board_list in drivers/spi/spi.c. The list is walked from scan_boardinfo()
in the same file when a SPI master is registered by spi_register_master().
The first step would be to check if spi_register_master() is called, and
if it fails before calling scan_boardinfo(). Add a few printk's there.

If a master is correctly registered, scan_boardinfo() will call
spi_new_device(), which in turn calls device_register(). That's where
the spi_match_device() function should be called, using the function
pointer stored in proxy->dev.bus.match.

Thank you for your help, is it possible that calling
spi_register_master() before the spi_register_board_info() and before
the registration for m25p80 spi device causes the problem?

I think it might, but I'm not sure. Try registering the master after 
registering board information if you can.

Laurent Pinchart