linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] i2c: imx: defer probe if bus recovery GPIOs are not ready

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Message-ID: <20161025101637.GJ1597@katana>
Date:   Tue, 25 Oct 2016 12:16:37 +0200
From:   Wolfram Sang <wsa@...-dreams.de>
To:     Stefan Agner <stefan@...er.ch>
Cc:     leoyang.li@....com, linux-i2c@...r.kernel.org,
        u.kleine-koenig@...gutronix.de, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] i2c: imx: defer probe if bus recovery GPIOs are not ready

On Mon, Sep 26, 2016 at 05:18:58PM -0700, Stefan Agner wrote:
> Some SoC might load the GPIO driver after the I2C driver and
> using the I2C bus recovery mechanism via GPIOs. In this case
> it is crucial to defer probing if the GPIO request functions
> do so, otherwise the I2C driver gets loaded without recovery
> mechanisms enabled.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Stefan Agner <stefan@...er.ch>

Added stable and applied to for-current, thanks! Please consider adding
a "Fixes: <sha-id>" next time. This would be helpful.


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