linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] si2157: Add support for Logilink VG0022A.

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Date:   Thu, 3 Oct 2019 22:32:22 +0200
From:   Gonsolo <gonsolo@...il.com>
To:     Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab+samsung@...nel.org>
Cc:     JP <jp@...w.nl>, crope@....fi, Sean Young <sean@...s.org>,
        linux-media@...r.kernel.org,
        Linux Kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] si2157: Add support for Logilink VG0022A.

> I don't know. I was not the one that extracted the firmware. I guess
> Antti did it.

Ok.

> That's a really bad solution. Returning 0xff is what happens when
> things go wrong during I2C transfers. Several problems can cause it,
> including device misfunction. Every time someone comes with a patch
> trying to ignore it, things go sideways for other devices (existing
> or future ones).
>
> Ignoring errors is always a bad idea.

I understand.

Anyway, I have to give up for now. Maybe I will have some time in the
future to come back to this or somebody else can use the information
in this thread. :(

Thanks for your time, I appreciate that very much. It was worth a try. :)

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