linux-kernel - RE: [PATCHv1] ASoC: SGTL5000: Fix kernel failed while getting regulator consumers

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Date:	Thu, 28 Nov 2013 03:31:03 +0000
From:	Li Xiubo <Li.Xiubo@...escale.com>
To:	Mark Brown <broonie@...nel.org>
CC:	"lgirdwood@...il.com" <lgirdwood@...il.com>,
	"perex@...ex.cz" <perex@...ex.cz>, "tiwai@...e.de" <tiwai@...e.de>,
	Fabio Estevam <Fabio.Estevam@...escale.com>,
	"LW@...O-electronics.de" <LW@...O-electronics.de>,
	"oskar@...ra.com" <oskar@...ra.com>,
	"alsa-devel@...a-project.org" <alsa-devel@...a-project.org>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: RE: [PATCHv1] ASoC: SGTL5000: Fix kernel failed while getting
 regulator consumers


> Subject: Re: [PATCHv1] ASoC: SGTL5000: Fix kernel failed while getting
> regulator consumers
> 
> On Wed, Nov 27, 2013 at 08:13:03AM +0000, Li Xiubo wrote:
> 
> Please fix your mailer to word wrap within paragraphs, it makes your mail
> much more legible.
> 

Yes, I will.


> > There is one dependency patch: "regulator: core: Provide a dummy
> regulator with full constraints".
> 
> > From the dependency patch, we can see that using regulator_get_optional()
> instead can resovle the problem you descripted above.
> 
> > When or will this dependency patch be merged into the -next tree ?
> 
> That patch is already in mainline.
> 

Okey.

> > > I'd expect to see a commit description that describes how the driver
> > > currently tries to handle this, why it doesn't work and how the
> > > patch fixes it.
> 
> > The SGTL5000 requires 2 external power supplies: VDDA and VDDIO. An
> > optional third external power supply VDDD may be provided externally
> 
> You need to put your working through of this stuff in the commit message.

I did it already, please see the next version.

--
Best Regards,


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