netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next] mdio_bus: Remove unneeded gpiod NULL check

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Date:   Tue, 18 Jul 2017 12:56:27 +0300
From:   Sergei Shtylyov <sergei.shtylyov@...entembedded.com>
To:     Fabio Estevam <festevam@...il.com>, davem@...emloft.net
Cc:     andrew@...n.ch, f.fainelli@...il.com, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
        Fabio Estevam <fabio.estevam@....com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next] mdio_bus: Remove unneeded gpiod NULL check

Hello!

On 7/18/2017 12:09 AM, Fabio Estevam wrote:

> From: Fabio Estevam <fabio.estevam@....com>
> 
> The gpiod API checks for NULL descriptors, so there is no need to
> duplicate the check in the driver.

    Won't this result in kernel WARNING when GPIO is disabled?

> Signed-off-by: Fabio Estevam <fabio.estevam@....com>
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MBR, Sergei