linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 4/7] iio: adc: ad7091r: Alloc IIO device before generic probe

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Message-ID: <20231125162155.2a3f980f@jic23-huawei>
Date:   Sat, 25 Nov 2023 16:21:55 +0000
From:   Jonathan Cameron <jic23@...nel.org>
To:     Marcelo Schmitt <marcelo.schmitt@...log.com>
Cc:     <paul.cercueil@...log.com>, <Michael.Hennerich@...log.com>,
        <lars@...afoo.de>, <robh+dt@...nel.org>,
        <krzysztof.kozlowski+dt@...aro.org>, <conor+dt@...nel.org>,
        <marcelo.schmitt1@...il.com>, <linux-iio@...r.kernel.org>,
        <devicetree@...r.kernel.org>, <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 4/7] iio: adc: ad7091r: Alloc IIO device before
 generic probe

On Thu, 23 Nov 2023 13:41:59 -0300
Marcelo Schmitt <marcelo.schmitt@...log.com> wrote:

> Rework ad7091r probe functions so the IIO device is allocated before
> the generic device probe function is called.
> This change is needed for a follow up patch that passes a pointer to the
> IIO device to a couple of regmap callback functions.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Marcelo Schmitt <marcelo.schmitt@...log.com>
> Signed-off-by: Marcelo Schmitt <marcelo.schmitt1@...il.com>

Why the gmail sign off? That's unusual enough that if it makes sense I'd like
to see a comment below the --- on why.

Patch is fine, though I'll need to read further for why this is needed!

Jonathan