Re: [PATCH v2 1/3] hwmon: (lm90) Add power control

From: Wei Ni
Date: Thu Aug 08 2013 - 05:59:32 EST


On 08/08/2013 05:57 PM, Alexander Shiyan wrote:
>> On 08/08/2013 04:42 PM, Guenter Roeck wrote:
>>> On 08/07/2013 11:56 PM, Wei Ni wrote:
>>>> The device lm90 can be controlled by the vdd rail.
>>>> Adding the power control support to power on/off the vdd rail.
>>>> And make sure that power is enabled before accessing the device.
>>>>
>>>> Signed-off-by: Wei Ni <wni@xxxxxxxxxx>
>>>> ---
>>>> drivers/hwmon/lm90.c | 49 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> [...]
>>> I consider the messages unnecessary and confusing. You are polluting the log
>>> of pretty much every PC user who has one of the supported chips in the system,
>>> and of everyone else not using regulators for this chip.
>>
>> Ok, I will remove these codes.
>> So I will write something like:
>> if (!IS_ERR(data->lm90_reg)) {
>> ret = regulator_enable(data->lm90_reg);
>> if (ret < 0) {
>> dev_err();
>> return ret;
>> }
>> } else {
>> if (PTR_ERR(data->lm90_reg) == -EPROBE_DEFER)
>> return -EPRPBE_DEFER;
>>
>> data->lm90_reg = !!IS_ERR(data->lm90_reg);
>
> No. You do not need this line.
>
> Just use in remove():
> if (!IS_ERR(data->lm90_reg))
> regulator_disable(data->lm90_reg);

Oh, I see, thank you very much.

>
> ---
>

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