linux-kernel - RE: [PATCH] regulator: Rail is said to be enable only if this and supply rails are enabled.

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Date:	Thu, 5 Jan 2012 19:42:10 +0530
From:	Laxman Dewangan <ldewangan@...dia.com>
To:	Mark Brown <broonie@...nsource.wolfsonmicro.com>
CC:	Laxman Dewangan <ldewangan.com@...dia.com>,
	"lrg@...com" <lrg@...com>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	"linux-pm@...r.kernel.org" <linux-pm@...r.kernel.org>,
	"linux-tegra@...r.kernel.org" <linux-tegra@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: RE: [PATCH] regulator: Rail is said to be enable only if this and
	supply rails are enabled.

> From: linux-tegra-owner@...r.kernel.org [mailto:linux-tegra-
> owner@...r.kernel.org] On Behalf Of Mark Brown
> Sent: Thursday, January 05, 2012 11:37 AM


> > returns true but actually the rail is not enabled because supply rail was
> not enabled.
> > Although it is fixed in other patch but such checks help more.
> 
> You're not quite getting my point here - we should be treating this as
> an error and complaining about it when we notice it, your patch will
> silently mask the condition which seems likely to just cause the bug to
> manifest elsewhere.

Agree with you. Thanks for such details.

Thanks,
Laxman
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