Re: [PATCH] i2c: mv64xxx: continue probe when clock-frequency is missing

From: Maxime Ripard
Date: Mon Aug 25 2014 - 12:55:32 EST


On Mon, Aug 25, 2014 at 11:50:19PM +0800, Chen-Yu Tsai wrote:
> The "clock-frequency" DT property is listed as optional, However,
> the current code stores the return value of of_property_read_u32 in
> the return code of mv64xxx_of_config, but then forgets to clear it
> after setting the default value of "clock-frequency". It is then
> passed out to the main probe function, resulting in a probe failure
> when "clock-frequency" is missing.
>
> This patch checks and then throws away the result of
> of_property_read_u32, instead of storing it and having to clear it
> afterwards.
>
> This issue was discovered after the property was removed from all
> sunxi DTs.
>
> Signed-off-by: Chen-Yu Tsai <wens@xxxxxxxx>
> Cc: stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Good catch!

Acked-by: Maxime Ripard <maxime.ripard@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

Thanks!
Maxime

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