netdev - Re: [PATCH] smsc911x: Add regulator support

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Date:	Mon, 17 Oct 2011 15:33:58 +0100
From:	Mark Brown <broonie@...nsource.wolfsonmicro.com>
To:	Robert MARKLUND <robert.marklund@...ricsson.com>
Cc:	"netdev@...r.kernel.org" <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
	Steve Glendinning <steve.glendinning@...c.com>,
	Mathieu Poirer <mathieu.poirier@...aro.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] smsc911x: Add regulator support

On Mon, Oct 17, 2011 at 04:13:47PM +0200, Robert MARKLUND wrote:

> > You should fix your mail client to word wrap within paragraphs, I've
> > reformatted it for legibility.  Also leave a blank line between
> > paragraphs for the same reason.

> I have tried but it's not as easy as it sounds :)
> Does it look better now ?

Yes, thanks.

> > No, you should do what all the other drivers do and actually pay
> > attention to the errors.  If we can't get power to the device that's a
> > pretty serious problem and the driver ought  to fail.

> Then I don't understand the initial comment.
> Can you please elaborate that one.

If we fail to grab a critical resource for the device like the power
supply then we should be failing passing the error back.  As I keep
saying this is what all the other regulator consumers are doing.
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