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

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Date:	Wed, 17 Nov 2010 16:21:37 +0800
From:	Axel Lin <axel.lin@...il.com>
To:	Wolfram Sang <w.sang@...gutronix.de>
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()

2010/11/17 Wolfram Sang <w.sang@...gutronix.de>:
> 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?

Thanks for the comments.
I appreciate if someone who has this device can test it.
I only have a similar device ( lp3972 ) and it works with using
subsys_initcall().

Regards,
Axel
>
> Regards,
>
>   Wolfram
>
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