linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v5] hwmon: Driver for TI TMP103 temperature sensor

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Message-ID: <53A18DE4.8030107@roeck-us.net>
Date:	Wed, 18 Jun 2014 06:02:28 -0700
From:	Guenter Roeck <linux@...ck-us.net>
To:	Varka Bhadram <varkabhadram@...il.com>, hs@...x.de
CC:	lm-sensors@...sensors.org, Jean Delvare <khali@...ux-fr.org>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, devicetree@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-doc@...r.kernel.org, Mark Rutland <mark.rutland@....com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v5] hwmon: Driver for TI TMP103 temperature sensor

On 06/17/2014 11:58 PM, Varka Bhadram wrote:
> On 06/18/2014 11:46 AM, Heiko Schocher wrote:
...
>>>
>>> In the bindings you are giving the compatible property as : ti,tmp103, but here only tmp103.
>>>
>>> Instead of using the i2c_device_id struct , use of_device_id struct for giving the
>>> compatible property value.
>>> compatble = "<manufacturer>,<model>"
>>
>> There are a lot of drivers in drivers/hwmon which use "i2c_device_id struct",
>> and for them only "model" is necessary ...
>>
>> As this is not a platform driver, I do not know, if "of_device_id struct"
>> is possible to use. For that, it must be converted to a platform
>> device driver ...
>>
> I thought your are using the devicetree source to load the driver. In that case it need not to be platform driver.
> we can use "of_device_id struct" which matches the bindings in your trivial-devices.txt
>

This would be unnecessary. The bindings will work just fine as-is.

I am starting to repeat myself, as do you. May I kindly suggest that you
spend some time educating yourself ?

Thanks,
Guenter

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