linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 0/3] capebus moving omap

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Date:	Wed, 31 Oct 2012 15:16:09 -0700
From:	Tony Lindgren <tony@...mide.com>
To:	Pantelis Antoniou <panto@...oniou-consulting.com>
Cc:	Benoit Cousson <b-cousson@...com>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Koen Kooi <koen@...inion.thruhere.net>,
	Matt Porter <mporter@...com>, Russ Dill <Russ.Dill@...com>,
	linux-omap@...r.kernel.org, Kevin Hilman <khilman@...com>,
	Paul Walmsley <paul@...an.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/3] capebus moving omap_devices to mach-omap2

* Pantelis Antoniou <panto@...oniou-consulting.com> [121031 15:02]:
> 
> So when device's node is 'disabled' of_platform_device_create_pdata()
> will not create the device.
> 
> Now, of course it is possible to re-trigger the platform's probe method
> to be called, and in fact I do so in the capebus patches.

You should fix this in generic way then rather than working
around it in capebus. The same problem exists changing
between different functionality for the shared pins,
let's say between USB pins and UART pins if you want a
serial debug console on some phone.

Regards,

Tony
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