linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] mfd: wm5102: Remove cache_bypass from manual register patching

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Date:	Fri, 21 Feb 2014 11:10:30 +0000
From:	Charles Keepax <ckeepax@...nsource.wolfsonmicro.com>
To:	Mark Brown <broonie@...nel.org>
Cc:	patches@...nsource.wolfsonmicro.com, lee.jones@...aro.org,
	sameo@...ux.intel.com, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] mfd: wm5102: Remove cache_bypass from manual register
	patching

On Fri, Feb 21, 2014 at 09:38:55AM +0000, Charles Keepax wrote:
> On Fri, Feb 21, 2014 at 08:30:58AM +0900, Mark Brown wrote:
> > On Thu, Feb 20, 2014 at 04:26:48PM +0000, Charles Keepax wrote:
> > 
> > > As the cache_bypass is not strictly necessary for applying the patches
> > > (the device is always powered on whilst it is applied) remove the calls
> > > to regcache_cache_bypass to avoid this situation.
> > 
> 
> Good point on the manual patch application it could potentially
> clobber some user setup. Although the current register patch
> should not cause any issues on this front.

Except for the update to the noise gate control register that I
missed :-(

Thanks,
Charles
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