Re: [TEST PATCH] rtc: convert ds1307 to interim probe_new

[Wolfram Sang]

> As we match on only the device, not the manufacturer, I've changed your sketch
> so that the test maxim line is on a compatible with name ds9999 to make it
> unique. Otherwise, we would match to the dallas,ds1307 id type.

OK, so I assumed correctly that userspace instantiation wouldn't have
worked fully.

> If you would prefer that we support separate manufacturers, I can update the
> match function so that it attempts a full match first, followed by a stripped
> manufacturer match. I'm not certain if we have a need for that at the moment
> though, as the current drivers simply match on the device name:

I think we *need* that. We can't instantiate my previous example via
userspace otherwise. Also, stripping vendor names is what we want to get
rid of with this series, no?

> This patch also demonstrates a method to obtain the device ID from the new
> match system for drivers which would normally have expected this information to
> be passed in.

Thanks for the testing!

   Wolfram

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