Re: [PATCH] sound/gpio: of_get_named_gpio() return -EPROBE_DEFERif GPIO deferred

[Stephen Warren]

On 06/18/2012 11:22 AM, Roland Stigge wrote:
> of_get_named_gpio_flags() and of_get_named_gpio() return -EPROBE_DEFER if the
> respective GPIO is not (yet) available. This is useful if driver's probe()
> functions try to get a GPIO whose controller isn't probed yet. Thus, the driver
> can be probed again later on.
> 
> The function still returns -EINVAL on other errors (parse error or node doesn't
> exist). This way, the case of an optional/intentionally missing GPIO is handled
> appropriately.
> 
> For this change, two sound drivers (tegra_{alc5632,wm8903}) need to be
> adjusted.

Acked-by: Stephen Warren <swarren@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>

(That applies to the two separate sound patches too, if needed!)
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