RE: [PATCH RFT] regulator: tps65217: Convert toregulator_[is_enabled|get_voltage_sel]_regmap

From: AnilKumar, Chimata
Date: Fri Sep 07 2012 - 10:20:08 EST


On Mon, Jun 18, 2012 at 18:15:14, Mark Brown wrote:
> On Mon, Jun 18, 2012 at 12:39:38PM +0000, AnilKumar, Chimata wrote:
>
> > + if (config->regmap)
> > + rdev->regmap = config->regmap;
> > + else
> > + rdev->regmap = dev_get_regmap(dev->parent, NULL);
>
> No, this would be broken. We're specifically using the device we got
> passed in. In this case the fact that the regmap is on the MFD means
> that the driver does need to explicitly set the regmap. Or we should
> have this be a multi-stage series of checks:
>
> if (config->regmap)
> rdev->regmap = config->regmap;
> else if (dev_get_regmap(dev, NULL))
> rdev->regmap = dev_get_regmap(dev, NULL);
> else if (dev->parent)
> rdev->regmap = dev_get_regmap(dev->parent, NULL);
>
> which should cover the MFD case if there's no regmap on the child
> without having to go through all the drivers doing it by hand.
>

Mark,

Currently this is not properly taken care, is there are any specific
reasons for this?

Thanks
AnilKumar
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