linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v4 11/22] i2c: core: Probe i2c adapters and devices on demand

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Date:	Tue, 20 Oct 2015 12:42:26 +0200
From:	Wolfram Sang <wsa@...-dreams.de>
To:	Tomeu Vizoso <tomeu.vizoso@...labora.com>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Rob Herring <robh+dt@...nel.org>,
	Stephen Warren <swarren@...dotorg.org>,
	Javier Martinez Canillas <javier@....samsung.com>,
	Mark Brown <broonie@...nel.org>,
	Thierry Reding <thierry.reding@...il.com>,
	"Rafael J. Wysocki" <rjw@...ysocki.net>,
	linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org,
	Dmitry Torokhov <dmitry.torokhov@...il.com>,
	devicetree@...r.kernel.org,
	Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@...aro.org>,
	linux-acpi@...r.kernel.org, Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>,
	linux-i2c@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v4 11/22] i2c: core: Probe i2c adapters and devices on
 demand

On Mon, Sep 07, 2015 at 02:23:36PM +0200, Tomeu Vizoso wrote:
> When looking up an i2c adapter or device through its OF node, probe it
> if it hasn't already.
> 
> The goal is to reduce deferred probes to a minimum, as it makes it very
> cumbersome to find out why a device failed to probe, and can introduce
> very big delays in when a critical device is probed.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Tomeu Vizoso <tomeu.vizoso@...labora.com>

If the I2C part stays that simple and the core part of the series is
accepted, then:

Acked-by: Wolfram Sang <wsa@...-dreams.de>

Thanks,

   Wolfram


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