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

From: Andy Shevchenko
Date: Wed Aug 26 2020 - 10:35:56 EST


On Wed, Aug 26, 2020 at 11:18:10PM +0900, Sergey Senozhatsky wrote:
> On (20/08/26 13:23), Wolfram Sang wrote:
> > On Wed, Aug 26, 2020 at 01:54:26PM +0300, Andy Shevchenko wrote:
> > > On Wed, Aug 26, 2020 at 07:38:07PM +0900, Sergey Senozhatsky wrote:
> > > > 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:
> > >
> > > I'm okay with it, but I want to hear Wolfram about this.
> > > If it gets a green light to go, feel free to add
> > > Reviewed-by: Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >
> > Sergey,
> >
> > Can you send a proper patch (with patch description) and me and Jean
> > Delvare <jdelvare@xxxxxxx> in the To: field?
> >
> > The origins of this matching code are pretty old and Jean is more
> > experienced there than I am. Nonetheless, I will check it, too, of
> > course.
>
> Oh, sure, will do. Is that OK if I'll base my patch on linux-next?
> I'm also going to test the patch on more devices here on my side.

Today's one includes above mentioned patches, I think it's okay.
The i2c/for-next is currently listed
ab70935d37bb i2c: Remove 'default n' from busses/Kconfig
on top of current, don't see how it may interfere with this.

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With Best Regards,
Andy Shevchenko