linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 2/5] regulator: Set ena_gpio

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Date:	Tue, 7 Oct 2014 15:05:03 +0200
From:	Markus Pargmann <mpa@...gutronix.de>
To:	Mark Brown <broonie@...nel.org>
Cc:	Liam Girdwood <lgirdwood@...il.com>,
	linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	kernel@...gutronix.de
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/5] regulator: Set ena_gpio_valid in regulator drivers

Hi,

On Tue, Oct 07, 2014 at 12:58:17PM +0100, Mark Brown wrote:
> On Mon, Oct 06, 2014 at 10:17:12PM +0200, Markus Pargmann wrote:
> > This patch sets the new field ena_gpio_valid for all drivers which set a
> > valid ena_gpio.
> 
> >  	config.ena_gpio = arizona->pdata.ldoena;
> > +	config.ena_gpio_valid = true;
> 
> This patch just unconditionally sets the flag in all drivers which will
> break any system which relies on the existing behaviour that we ignore
> GPIO 0.  We can definitely set this flag in any DT only system if we get
> the GPIO from DT but otherwise doing this defeats the point of having
> the flag in the first place.

Right, I didn't thought about the old platform data which may pass 0
gpios indicating that there is no gpio.
I will rework this patch.

Thanks,

Markus

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