[PATCH 1/3] mfd: always assign of_node in mfd_add_device()
Stephen Warren
swarren at wwwdotorg.org
Fri Dec 13 14:28:34 EST 2013
On 12/11/2013 02:24 AM, Lee Jones wrote:
>> From: Stephen Warren <swarren at nvidia.com>
>>
>> mfd_add_device() assigns .of_node in the device objects it creates only
>> if the mfd_cell for the device has the .of_compatible field set and the
>> DT node for the top-level MFD device contains a child whose compatible
>> property matches the cell's .of_compatible field.
>>
>> This leaves .of_node unset in many cases. When this happens, entries in
>> the DT /aliases property which refer to the top-level MFD DT node will
>> never match the MFD child devices, hence causing the requested alias not
>> to be honored.
>>
>> Solve this by setting each MFD child device's .of_node equal to the top-
>> level MFD device's .of_node field in the cases where it would otherwise
>> remain unset.
>>
>> The first use-case for this will be aliases for the TPS6586x's RTC
>> device.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Stephen Warren <swarren at nvidia.com>
>> ---
>> drivers/mfd/mfd-core.c | 2 ++
>> 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)
>
> I've tentatively applied this patch, but if it starts to cause more
> problems than it solves we'll have to endeavour to find a different
> solution.
Thanks. I don't see this in linux-next yet though, so it's not getting
much testing. Did you forget to push your branch?
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