Re: [PATCH] gpio: of_get_named_gpio_flags() return -EPROBE_DEFER ifGPIO not yet available

[Linus Walleij]

On Sun, Jun 17, 2012 at 12:11 PM, Roland Stigge <stigge@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> of_get_named_gpio_flags() and of_get_named_gpio() return -EPROBE_DEFER if the
> respective GPIO is not (yet) available. This is useful if driver's probe()
> functions try to get a GPIO whose controller isn't probed yet. Thus, the driver
> can be probed again later on.
>
> The function still returns -EINVAL on other errors (parse error or node doesn't
> exist). This way, the case of an optional/intentionally missing GPIO is handled
> appropriately.
>
> Signed-off-by: Roland Stigge <stigge@xxxxxxxxx>

Acked-by: Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@xxxxxxxxxx>

This will work, good work!
Yours,
Linus Walleij
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