linux-kernel - Re: regulator: question about commit d886a041646 pfuze100-regulator: Fix MODULE

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Date:	Tue, 31 Dec 2013 17:19:41 +0000
From:	Mark Brown <broonie@...nel.org>
To:	Axel Lin <axel.lin@...ics.com>
Cc:	Fabio Estevam <fabio.estevam@...escale.com>,
	Liam Girdwood <lgirdwood@...il.com>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: regulator: question about commit d886a041646 pfuze100-regulator:
 Fix MODULE_ALIAS()

On Wed, Jan 01, 2014 at 01:00:44AM +0800, Axel Lin wrote:

> I just found this commit after pull regulator updates.
> So why to use 'platform' prefix in MODULE_ALIAS for i2c driver?
> Does it really work? 

No, it shouldn't work - I'll drop that commit for now.  Sorry, such a
mistake didn't occur to me when reviewing.  The reason most regulators
are platform devices is that they are part of MFDs.

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