linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v3 1/2] regulator: mt6358: Add OF match table

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Date:   Tue, 12 Jan 2021 13:52:17 +0000
From:   Mark Brown <broonie@...nel.org>
To:     matthias.bgg@...nel.org
Cc:     Liam Girdwood <lgirdwood@...il.com>,
        Hsin-Hsiung Wang <hsin-hsiung.wang@...iatek.com>,
        Axel Lin <axel.lin@...ics.com>,
        Chen Zhong <chen.zhong@...iatek.com>,
        Gene Chen <gene_chen@...htek.com>,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-mediatek@...ts.infradead.org,
        linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org,
        Matthias Brugger <matthias.bgg@...il.com>,
        Matti Vaittinen <matti.vaittinen@...rohmeurope.com>,
        Matthias Brugger <mbrugger@...e.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 1/2] regulator: mt6358: Add OF match table

On Tue, Jan 12, 2021 at 11:06:57AM +0100, matthias.bgg@...nel.org wrote:

> The binding documentation mentions that a compatible is required for the
> MT6358 device node. But the driver does not provide a OF match table.
> This way auto-loading is broken as the MFD driver that registers the
> device has a .of_compatible set which makes the platform .uevent
> callback report a OF modalias, but that's not in the module.

As previously discussed it'd be better to fix the binding document to
deprecate the requirement for the compatible and remove the usage from
the MFD.

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