Re: [PATCH 1/2] i2c: consider devices with of_match_table during i2c device probing

[Sergey Senozhatsky]

On (20/08/26 19:24), Sergey Senozhatsky wrote:
> > But then the question is why we have this code in the ->probe() at all?
> > ->match() is run before probe by bus core, no?
> 
> That's a good question.

Everything seem to be working OK on my test board with this patch:

---

diff --git a/drivers/i2c/i2c-core-base.c b/drivers/i2c/i2c-core-base.c
index 5ec082e2039d..77eea5c0bc71 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/i2c-core-base.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/i2c-core-base.c
@@ -475,17 +475,6 @@ static int i2c_device_probe(struct device *dev)
 
 	driver = to_i2c_driver(dev->driver);
 
-	/*
-	 * An I2C ID table is not mandatory, if and only if, a suitable OF
-	 * or ACPI ID table is supplied for the probing device.
-	 */
-	if (!driver->id_table &&
-	    !acpi_driver_match_device(dev, dev->driver) &&
-	    !i2c_of_match_device(dev->driver->of_match_table, client)) {
-		status = -ENODEV;
-		goto put_sync_adapter;
-	}
-
 	if (client->flags & I2C_CLIENT_WAKE) {
 		int wakeirq;