Re: [PATCH v5 1/2] mfd: act8945a: add Active-semi ACT8945A PMIC MFD driver

From: Peter Korsgaard
Date: Wed Jan 20 2016 - 02:40:30 EST


>>>>> "Yang," == Yang, Wenyou <Wenyou.Yang@xxxxxxxxx> writes:

Hi,

>> But the charger driver can just as well do:
>>
>> dev_get_regmap(dev->parent);
>>
>> instead of:
>>
>> dev_get_drvdata(pdev->dev.parent)->regmap.

> For regulator, it works use the core do dev_get_regmap(dev->parent),
> but for charger, it need to export *act8945a.

Why?

Just like the regulator core does, your battery driver can do:

dev_get_regmap(dev->parent);

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Venlig hilsen,
Peter Korsgaard