linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 3/3] regulator: lp873x: Add support for lp873x PMIC regulators

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Date:	Fri, 6 May 2016 18:06:38 +0530
From:	Keerthy <a0393675@...com>
To:	Mark Brown <broonie@...nel.org>
CC:	Keerthy <j-keerthy@...com>, <lgirdwood@...il.com>,
	<lee.jones@...aro.org>, <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	<linux-omap@...r.kernel.org>, <devicetree@...r.kernel.org>,
	<robh+dt@...nel.org>, <mark.rutland@....com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 3/3] regulator: lp873x: Add support for lp873x PMIC
 regulators



On Friday 06 May 2016 05:32 PM, Mark Brown wrote:
> On Fri, May 06, 2016 at 10:13:24AM +0530, Keerthy wrote:
>
>> I am using of_platform_populate function in the mfd driver to create
>> platform devices for the child nodes, in my case regulators.
>
>> of_platform_populate in turn calls on to of_platform_bus_create which
>> mandates compatible properties. It quietly skips device creation if there
>> are no compatible properties.
>
> You shouldn't be using that, you should just have a table of subdevices
> in the MFD.

Okay. I will send v2 with compatibles removed.

Thanks,
Keerthy

>