linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] pinctrl: add pinctrl_register

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Date:	Mon, 8 Jun 2015 15:36:10 +0200
From:	Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@...aro.org>
To:	Masahiro Yamada <yamada.masahiro@...ionext.com>
Cc:	"linux-gpio@...r.kernel.org" <linux-gpio@...r.kernel.org>,
	Sören Brinkmann <soren.brinkmann@...inx.com>,
	Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] pinctrl: add pinctrl_register_reason() to return proper
 error code

On Tue, Jun 2, 2015 at 5:32 PM, Masahiro Yamada
<yamada.masahiro@...ionext.com> wrote:

> If nobody is opposed to this, I can send a single big patch
> replacing all the references.
>
> In that case, we would not need _strict().

Yeah just do this.

> My concern is the sudden change of the function interface
> will break drivers that are under development out of the source tree.

Base the patch on my -devel branch so you cover all driver in
development. I will deal with any resulting mess.

Out of tree drivers we do not take into account, they should focus
their efforts on working upstream.

Yours,
Linus Walleij
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