linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/3] mfd: allow mfd_cell association with device tree node

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Date:	Wed, 28 Sep 2011 13:31:55 +0100
From:	Mark Brown <broonie@...nsource.wolfsonmicro.com>
To:	Daniel Drake <dsd@...top.org>
Cc:	Grant Likely <grant.likely@...retlab.ca>, sameo@...ux.intel.com,
	devicetree-discuss@...ts.ozlabs.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	dilinger@...ued.net
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/3] mfd: allow mfd_cell association with device tree node

On Wed, Sep 28, 2011 at 10:07:43AM +0100, Daniel Drake wrote:
> On Tue, Sep 27, 2011 at 7:38 PM, Mark Brown

> > You're modifying global data which should really be const and is shared
> > between multiple devices in place.  Probably you'll not notice any
> > practical effects, especially if you don't happen to have multiple
> > devices in the same system.

> I see. In this case, it would be impossible to have two VX855s in the
> same system, and if you did, you would have bigger problems. In this
> context what we're doing is safe.

Right, but your modification was to the MFD core so it's going to affect
other devices...
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