Re: [PATCH] regulator: change devm_regulator_get_enable_optional() stub to return Ok

From: Mark Brown
Date: Wed Apr 24 2024 - 10:05:27 EST


On Tue, 23 Apr 2024 14:38:28 +0300, Matti Vaittinen wrote:
> The devm_regulator_get_enable_optional() should be a 'call and forget'
> API, meaning, when it is used to enable the regulators, the API does not
> provide a handle to do any further control of the regulators. It gives
> no real benefit to return an error from the stub if CONFIG_REGULATOR is
> not set.
>
> On the contrary, returning an error is causing problems to drivers when
> hardware is such it works out just fine with no regulator control.
> Returning an error forces drivers to specifically handle the case where
> CONFIG_REGULATOR is not set, making the mere existence of the stub
> questionalble.
>
> [...]

Applied to

https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/broonie/regulator.git for-next

Thanks!

[1/1] regulator: change devm_regulator_get_enable_optional() stub to return Ok
commit: ff33132605c1a0acea59e4c523cb7c6fabe856b2

All being well this means that it will be integrated into the linux-next
tree (usually sometime in the next 24 hours) and sent to Linus during
the next merge window (or sooner if it is a bug fix), however if
problems are discovered then the patch may be dropped or reverted.

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Thanks,
Mark