linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/2] mfd: Add r_select to lm3533 platform data

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Message-ID: <20120521084539.GB21033@localhost>
Date:	Mon, 21 May 2012 10:45:39 +0200
From:	Johan Hovold <jhovold@...il.com>
To:	Samuel Ortiz <sameo@...ux.intel.com>
Cc:	Johan Hovold <jhovold@...il.com>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/2] mfd: Add r_select to lm3533 platform data

On Sun, May 20, 2012 at 03:13:37PM +0200, Samuel Ortiz wrote:
> Hi Johan,
> 
> On Fri, May 18, 2012 at 08:22:45PM +0200, Johan Hovold wrote:
> > Add resistor-select parameter to the platform data.
> > 
> > Signed-off-by: Johan Hovold <jhovold@...il.com>
> > ---
> > 
> > Hi Samuel, 
> > 
> > I believe this one needs to go in through mfd as the iio driver
> > destined for staging-next depends on it.
> It should go along with the iio driver if there is a build dependency.
> No doing so will prevent the tree from being bisectable.

The sub-drivers already depend on mfd to build as this is where the
header file resides. I can't add another platform data parameter via
staging-next simply because the header file isn't in that tree yet.

As long as mfd is merged first linus' tree will be bisectable.

Thanks,
Johan
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