Re: [PATCH] fbdev: ssd1307fb: allow reset-gpios is missing

[Andy Shevchenko]

On Tue, Jan 17, 2017 at 9:40 AM, Maxime Ripard
<maxime.ripard@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On Mon, Jan 16, 2017 at 05:50:21PM +0800, Icenowy Zheng wrote:
>>
>> 2017å1æ16æ 16:02ä Maxime Ripard <maxime.ripard@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>åéï
>> >
>> > On Sun, Jan 15, 2017 at 07:21:46PM +0800, Icenowy Zheng wrote:
>> > > Currently some SSD1306 OLED modules are sold without a reset pin (only
>> > > VCC, GND, SCK, SDA four pins).
>> > >
>> > > Add support for missing reset-gpios property.
>> > >
>> > > Signed-off-by: Icenowy Zheng <icenowy@xxxxxxxx>
>> >
>> > Unfortunately, a similar patch has been sent a couple of times
>> > already:
>> > https://www.spinics.net/lists/devicetree/msg158330.html
>>
>> Why is it never merged?
>
> It was sent 4 days ago...
>
> And since you didn't have the right maintainers in the cc list, yours
> didn't have a chance to be merged either.
>
>> There are really boards that needs this function.
>
> Then  you can accelerate its inclusion by reviewing it.

Perhaps someone eventually adds drivers/reset/reset-gpio.c and uses
devm_get_reset_optional_exclusive() instead?


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With Best Regards,
Andy Shevchenko