linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/2] mfd: 88pm800: Fix the bug that pdata may be NULL

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Message-ID: <20130830123057.GK20329@zurbaran>
Date:	Fri, 30 Aug 2013 14:30:57 +0200
From:	Samuel Ortiz <sameo@...ux.intel.com>
To:	Chao Xie <xiechao.mail@...il.com>
Cc:	Chao Xie <chao.xie@...vell.com>, Lee Jones <lee.jones@...aro.org>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/2] mfd: 88pm800: Fix the bug that pdata may be NULL

Hi Xie,

On Tue, Aug 27, 2013 at 02:11:58PM +0800, Chao Xie wrote:
> On Tue, Aug 20, 2013 at 9:40 AM, Samuel Ortiz <sameo@...ux.intel.com> wrote:
> > Hi Xie,
> >
> > On Sun, Aug 18, 2013 at 09:27:54PM -0400, Chao Xie wrote:
> >> User pass platform data to device, and platform data may be
> >> NULL.
> > In which case do you get that ? With DT ?
> > Should rtc_init fail when pdata is NULL ?
> >
> > You need to explain that, be it only for us to know if it's a critical
> > fix or not.
> >
> Sorry for late response.
> If pdata is NULL, the driver will fail. 
The question is: Why would pdata be NULL ? If there's a fundamental
issue you're hiding with this patch, you probably want to fix the real
problem instead.

Cheers,
Samuel.

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