linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] regulator: check for devicetree early.

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Message-ID: <20131101201540.3686ca90@notabene.brown>
Date:	Fri, 1 Nov 2013 20:15:40 +1100
From:	NeilBrown <neilb@...e.de>
To:	Mark Brown <broonie@...nel.org>
Cc:	Liam Girdwood <lgirdwood@...il.com>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] regulator: check for devicetree early.

On Thu, 31 Oct 2013 23:42:40 -0700 Mark Brown <broonie@...nel.org> wrote:

> On Fri, Nov 01, 2013 at 01:48:33PM +1100, NeilBrown wrote:
> 
> > The behaviour of regulator core with respect to device-tree and
> > CONFIG_REGULATOR_DUMMY is inconsistent.
> 
> Wei Ni reported this issue and is working on a patch which I'm expecting
> to do this as part of device tree initialisation rather than by faffing
> around with initcall ordering; this will be simpler and more robust
> since there won't be any possibility of races being introduced.

OK, thanks.  Sounds like a better approach.

NeilBrown

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