Re: [PATCH v2] mfd: core: Preserve OF node when ACPI handle is present

From: Lee Jones

Date: Tue Mar 10 2026 - 05:34:20 EST


On Fri, 06 Mar 2026, Andy Shevchenko wrote:

> On Fri, Mar 06, 2026 at 01:38:06PM +0000, Lee Jones wrote:
> > On Thu, 26 Feb 2026, Brian Mak wrote:
>
> ...
>
> > > + /*
> > > + * FIXME: The fwnode design doesn't allow proper stacking/sharing. This
> >
> > So when will this be fixed exactly?
>
> I don't know, it's a huge task that requires of redesigning how struct
> fwnode_handle looks like and how it cohabits with struct device. Do you
> you think that NOTE will be more appropriate, because it may span several
> releases.

If someone is going to do the work sometime in the near future, it can
stay as FIXME. A few releases isn't going to offend anyone. However,
if we're just going to sit on it and this is likely to be here for an
elongated period, it should be changed.

Any idea who is planning on working on it?

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Lee Jones [李琼斯]