linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/1] MFD: Add U300 AB3100 core support v2

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Date:	Tue, 19 May 2009 22:56:16 +0530
From:	Trilok Soni <soni.trilok@...il.com>
To:	Linus Walleij <linus.ml.walleij@...il.com>
Cc:	Mike Rapoport <mike@...pulab.co.il>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	sameo@...ux.intel.com, linux-i2c@...r.kernel.org,
	Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@...ricsson.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/1] MFD: Add U300 AB3100 core support v2

Hi Linus,

On Tue, May 19, 2009 at 9:53 PM, Linus Walleij
<linus.ml.walleij@...il.com> wrote:
> Hm I shouldn't been so trigger-happy as to send v3 out so soon... :-/
>
> Thanks for you quick review Mike!
>
> 2009/5/19 Mike Rapoport <mike@...pulab.co.il>:
>
>>> +     /* Set a pointer back to the container in device data */
>>> +     for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(ab3100_platform_devs); i++)
>>> +             platform_set_drvdata(ab3100_platform_devs[i], ab3100_local);
>>> +
>>> +     /* Register the platform devices */
>>> +     platform_add_devices(ab3100_platform_devs,
>>> +                          ARRAY_SIZE(ab3100_platform_devs));
>>
>> If you register sub-devices this way, they won't appear as ab3100 children.
>
> I'll set the parent in the first loop then (will test that this works) because I
> really like that device table. (Similar to how the board setup does things.)
>

I don't know but why people are not encouraging to use mfd_xxx apis
here? Lot's of drivers are available under drivers/mfd, but only
couple of them are using real mfd_xxx apis? Is there anything missing
in those apis?

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