linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 05/12] nvmem: set nvmem->owner to nvmem->dev->driver->owner if unset

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Date:   Fri, 20 Oct 2017 15:38:47 +0200
From:   Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
To:     srinivas.kandagatla@...aro.org
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        Masahiro Yamada <yamada.masahiro@...ionext.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 05/12] nvmem: set nvmem->owner to
 nvmem->dev->driver->owner if unset

On Mon, Oct 09, 2017 at 03:26:34PM +0200, srinivas.kandagatla@...aro.org wrote:
> From: Masahiro Yamada <yamada.masahiro@...ionext.com>
> 
> All nvmem drivers are supposed to set the owner field of struct
> nvmem_config, but this matches nvmem->dev->driver->owner.
> 
> As far as I see in drivers/nvmem/ directory, all the drivers are
> the case.  So, make nvmem_register() set the nvmem's owner to the
> associated driver's owner unless nvmem_config sets otherwise.
> 
> Remove .owner settings in the drivers that are now redundant.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Masahiro Yamada <yamada.masahiro@...ionext.com>
> Signed-off-by: Srinivas Kandagatla <srinivas.kandagatla@...aro.org>

Patch does not apply :(