Re: [PATCH] ARM: OMAP2+: gpmc-smsc911x: add required smsc911xregulators

From: Tony Lindgren
Date: Mon Feb 13 2012 - 12:52:37 EST


* Mark Brown <broonie@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> [120213 08:25]:
> On Mon, Feb 13, 2012 at 04:52:09PM +0000, Russell King - ARM Linux wrote:
>
> > I think OMAP (or even the reg-fixed-voltage folk) needs to create an enum
> > similar to what I did for 8250 to control the allocation of platform
> > device IDs for this, otherwise we're going to keep on running over this
> > problem.
>
> > Added Mark for his comment.
>
> Hrm, seems slightly icky but the enum will work if we can decide how to
> add elements to the enum since it'll be easy to bloat a lot it if it's
> central. It's tempting to suggest just using a random number to assign
> the IDs randomly rather than have a central registry but obviously
> there's no guarantees there.

Can't we just leave out the .id and have it automatically assigned?

Regards,

Tony
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