linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v4] eeprom/at24: use device_property_*() functions instead of of_get

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Message-ID: <CAE7DoPYcU4+9CDKSXkhM3h0GZSvJe7r+mE4NGy5faBhZ39GHpg@mail.gmail.com>
Date:   Thu, 9 Feb 2017 14:31:11 -0600
From:   Ben Gardner <gardner.ben@...il.com>
To:     Wolfram Sang <wsa@...-dreams.de>
Cc:     Linux I2C <linux-i2c@...r.kernel.org>,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        Andy Shevchenko <andy.shevchenko@...il.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v4] eeprom/at24: use device_property_*() functions instead
 of of_get_property()

On Thu, Feb 9, 2017 at 1:58 PM, Wolfram Sang <wsa@...-dreams.de> wrote:
>
>> Note: Matching the driver to the I2C device requires another patch.
>>  http://www.spinics.net/lists/linux-acpi/msg71914.html
>
> Do I get it right? With the patch applied we won't have a regression but
> the new feature will only be available when the above series is
> upstream? So, it is a "weak" dependency?

That is correct.
This patch shouldn't cause any regressions, but isn't useful without
the other patch series.

The other patch series was picked up today by Rafael J. Wysocki.
http://marc.info/?l=linux-acpi&m=148664872023023&w=2

Ben