1 files changed, 23 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/input/serio/hp_sdc.c b/drivers/input/serio/hp_sdc.c
index bfe49243f38..1c9410d1822 100644
--- a/drivers/input/serio/hp_sdc.c
+++ b/drivers/input/serio/hp_sdc.c
@@ -819,6 +819,7 @@ static const struct parisc_device_id hp_sdc_tbl[] = {
 MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE(parisc, hp_sdc_tbl);
 
 static int __init hp_sdc_init_hppa(struct parisc_device *d);
+static struct delayed_work moduleloader_work;
 
 static struct parisc_driver hp_sdc_driver = {
         .name =         "hp_sdc",
@@ -930,8 +931,15 @@ static int __init hp_sdc_init(void)
 
 #if defined(__hppa__)
 
+static void request_module_delayed(struct work_struct *work)
+{
+        request_module("hp_sdc_mlc");
+}
+
 static int __init hp_sdc_init_hppa(struct parisc_device *d)
 {
+        int ret;
+
         if (!d)
                 return 1;
         if (hp_sdc.dev != NULL)
@@ -944,13 +952,26 @@ static int __init hp_sdc_init_hppa(struct parisc_device *d)
         hp_sdc.data_io          = d->hpa.start + 0x800;
         hp_sdc.status_io        = d->hpa.start + 0x801;
 
-        return hp_sdc_init();
+        INIT_DELAYED_WORK(&moduleloader_work, request_module_delayed);
+
+        ret = hp_sdc_init();
+        /* after sucessfull initialization give SDC some time to settle
+         * and then load the hp_sdc_mlc upper layer driver */
+        if (!ret)
+                schedule_delayed_work(&moduleloader_work,
+                        msecs_to_jiffies(2000));
+
+        return ret;
 }
 
 #endif /* __hppa__ */
 
 static void hp_sdc_exit(void)
 {
+        /* do nothing if we don't have a SDC */
+        if (!hp_sdc.dev)
+                return;
+
         write_lock_irq(&hp_sdc.lock);
 
         /* Turn off all maskable "sub-function" irq's. */
@@ -969,6 +990,7 @@ static void hp_sdc_exit(void)
         tasklet_kill(&hp_sdc.task);
 
 #if defined(__hppa__)
+        cancel_delayed_work_sync(&moduleloader_work);
         if (unregister_parisc_driver(&hp_sdc_driver))
                 printk(KERN_WARNING PREFIX "Error unregistering HP SDC");
 #endif