linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] regulator: Move lp3971 regulator driver to subsys

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Message-ID: <20101117081205.GB11542@pengutronix.de>
Date:	Wed, 17 Nov 2010 09:12:05 +0100
From:	Wolfram Sang <w.sang@...gutronix.de>
To:	Axel Lin <axel.lin@...il.com>
Cc:	linux-kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Liam Girdwood <lrg@...mlogic.co.uk>,
	Mark Brown <broonie@...nsource.wolfsonmicro.com>,
	Marek Szyprowski <m.szyprowski@...sung.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] regulator: Move lp3971 regulator driver to
	subsys_initcall()

On Wed, Nov 17, 2010 at 11:00:44AM +0800, Axel Lin wrote:
> Regulators need to be available early in init in order to allow them
> to be available for consumers when requested.
> 
> Other regulator drivers are already moved to subsys_initcall(),
> looks like only lp3971 is missing.

My 2 cents: it is safer to create such patches with real HW when there is a
need (we deal with a similar situation in i2c). Janitorial might do more harm
than good. Another option might be to call the patch a RFC?

Regards,

   Wolfram

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