linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v5 03/15] device property: Return true in fwnode_device_is

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Message-ID: <X/sYrpHzJVpqrRis@kroah.com>
Date:   Sun, 10 Jan 2021 16:09:34 +0100
From:   Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
To:     Daniel Scally <djrscally@...il.com>
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        Laurent Pinchart <laurent.pinchart@...asonboard.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v5 03/15] device property: Return true in
 fwnode_device_is_available for NULL ops

On Thu, Jan 07, 2021 at 01:28:26PM +0000, Daniel Scally wrote:
> Some types of fwnode_handle do not implement the device_is_available()
> check, such as those created by software_nodes. There isn't really a
> meaningful way to check for the availability of a device that doesn't
> actually exist, so if the check isn't implemented just assume that the
> "device" is present.
> 
> Suggested-by: Laurent Pinchart <laurent.pinchart@...asonboard.com>
> Reviewed-by: Laurent Pinchart <laurent.pinchart@...asonboard.com>
> Reviewed-by: Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@...ux.intel.com>
> Acked-by: Sakari Ailus <sakari.ailus@...ux.intel.com>
> Signed-off-by: Daniel Scally <djrscally@...il.com>
> ---
> Changes in v5:
> 
> 	- Changed the commit subject
> 

Acked-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>