linux-kernel - Re: [RFC] regmap: core: allow a virtual range to cover its own data window

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Date:	Tue, 6 Aug 2013 18:32:29 +0100
From:	Mark Brown <broonie@...nel.org>
To:	Philipp Zabel <p.zabel@...gutronix.de>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [RFC] regmap: core: allow a virtual range to cover its own data
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On Tue, Jul 23, 2013 at 12:16:02PM +0200, Philipp Zabel wrote:
> I see no reason why a virtual range shouldn't be allowed to cover its
> own data window if the page selection register is in the same place
> on every page.

So, this feature is clearly sensible and in fact the thing that was
concerning me was what happened when we try to do the selection but
looking at the code I see that there's already handling of that so I'm
not sure why the validation stuff wasn't permitting it.

Applied, thanks.

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