linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/2] regulator: s2mps11: Use module_platform

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Date:	Thu, 7 Apr 2016 21:30:24 +0900
From:	Krzysztof Kozlowski <k.kozlowski@...sung.com>
To:	Javier Martinez Canillas <javier@....samsung.com>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-samsung-soc@...r.kernel.org,
	Krzysztof Kozlowski <k.kozlowski@...sung.com>,
	Sangbeom Kim <sbkim73@...sung.com>,
	Mark Brown <broonie@...nel.org>,
	Liam Girdwood <lgirdwood@...il.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/2] regulator: s2mps11: Use module_platform_driver()
 instead subsys initcall

On Wed, Apr 06, 2016 at 09:49:46AM -0400, Javier Martinez Canillas wrote:
> The driver's init and exit function don't do anything besides registering
> and unregistering the platform driver, so the module_platform_driver()
> macro could just be used instead of having separate functions.
> 
> Currently the macro is not being used because the driver is initialized at
> subsys init call level but this isn't necessary since consumer devices are
> defined in the DT as dependencies so there's no need for init calls order.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Javier Martinez Canillas <javier@....samsung.com>
> 
> ---
> This patch was tested on an Exynos5422 Odroid XU4 board.

This test might not be sufficient. XU4 is not a mobile device like many
other users of this driver (except Arndale Octa and Artiks all of other
users are mobiles/wearables).

For example XU4 does not have USB OTG (like other devices and like XU3).

Best regards,
Krzysztof

> 
>  drivers/regulator/s2mps11.c | 12 +-----------
>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 11 deletions(-)
>