linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH -next] soc: imx: gpc: add check for of_match_device in imx_gpc_old_dt

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Message-ID: <CAOMZO5CKW5n4P9X5tTHGcS-MkN=gmCkyS1+bkwn98kaK2vL3-w@mail.gmail.com>
Date:   Tue, 1 Jun 2021 11:04:21 -0300
From:   Fabio Estevam <festevam@...il.com>
To:     Jacky Bai <ping.bai@....com>
Cc:     Tong Tiangen <tongtiangen@...wei.com>,
        Shawn Guo <shawnguo@...nel.org>,
        Sascha Hauer <s.hauer@...gutronix.de>,
        Pengutronix Kernel Team <kernel@...gutronix.de>,
        dl-linux-imx <linux-imx@....com>,
        "linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org" 
        <linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH -next] soc: imx: gpc: add check for of_match_device in imx_gpc_old_dt_init

On Tue, Jun 1, 2021 at 7:11 AM Jacky Bai <ping.bai@....com> wrote:

> I think there is no chance to pass 'invalid of_id' and 'of_id_data' to the probe function.
> Such check seems not really necessary.

I agree. The only way this driver can probe is via device tree.