linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH V2 1/2] spmi: remove wakeup command before slave probe

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Date:	Tue, 03 Feb 2015 11:36:56 +0200
From:	Stanimir Varbanov <svarbanov@...sol.com>
To:	Gilad Avidov <gavidov@...eaurora.org>
CC:	sdharia@...eaurora.org, mlocke@...eaurora.org,
	linux-arm-msm@...r.kernel.org, gregkh@...uxfoundation.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, iivanov@...sol.com,
	galak@...eaurora.org, agross@...eaurora.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH V2 1/2] spmi: remove wakeup command before slave probe

On 01/31/2015 02:46 AM, Gilad Avidov wrote:
> According to spmi spec a slave powers up into startup state and then
> transitions into active state. Thus, the wakeup command is not required
> before calling the slave's probe. The wakeup command is only needed for
> slaves that are in sleep state after receiving the sleep command.
> 
> This is a bug since spmi master controllers, such as spmi-pmic-arb,
> which have no support for wakeup command return an error on that
> command and thus fail before reaching a slave driver probe.
> 
> Cc: galak@...eaurora.org
> Acked-by: Sagar Dharia <sdharia@...eaurora.org>
> Signed-off-by: Gilad Avidov <gavidov@...eaurora.org>
> ---
>  drivers/spmi/spmi.c | 8 +-------
>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 7 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/spmi/spmi.c b/drivers/spmi/spmi.c
> index 1d92f51..9ff7454 100644
> --- a/drivers/spmi/spmi.c
> +++ b/drivers/spmi/spmi.c
> @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
> -/* Copyright (c) 2012-2013, The Linux Foundation. All rights reserved.
> +/* Copyright (c) 2012-2015, The Linux Foundation. All rights reserved.

run chackpatch please.

<snip>

-- 
regards,
Stan
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