From: Alexander Sverdlin <alexander.sverdlin-xNZwKgViW5gAvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>
To: ext Paul Bolle <pebolle-IWqWACnzNjzz+pZb47iToQ@public.gmane.org>
Cc: York Sun <yorksun-KZfg59tc24xl57MIdRCFDg@public.gmane.org>,
wsa-z923LK4zBo2bacvFa/9K2g@public.gmane.org,
linux-kernel-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org,
linux-i2c-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org,
Peter Korsgaard
<peter.korsgaard-ob4gmnvZ1/cAvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] driver/i2c/mux: Add register based mux i2c-mux-reg
Date: Thu, 18 Jun 2015 11:42:37 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <5582928D.4080706@nokia.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <1434619943.2385.59.camel@x220>
Hi!
On 18/06/15 11:32, ext Paul Bolle wrote:
> As I understand it, we've established that:
> - this macro setups up udev, and modprobe, and friends, to listen to a
> "MODALIAS=platform:i2c-mux-reg" message; and
> - that there's currently no code in the kernel that will send out this
> message.
>
> Did I get that right? Because it follows from the above that this line
> serves no purpose. Worse, it makes the code actually confusing. Because
Are you kidding?
> it suggests the availability of functionality that in reality doesn't
> exist.
Most of the usual drivers in the Kernel have this line. Until now no animal
was hurt with it.
--
Best regards,
Alexander Sverdlin.
WARNING: multiple messages have this Message-ID (diff)
From: Alexander Sverdlin <alexander.sverdlin@nokia.com>
To: ext Paul Bolle <pebolle@tiscali.nl>
Cc: York Sun <yorksun@freescale.com>,
wsa@the-dreams.de, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org,
linux-i2c@vger.kernel.org,
Peter Korsgaard <peter.korsgaard@barco.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] driver/i2c/mux: Add register based mux i2c-mux-reg
Date: Thu, 18 Jun 2015 11:42:37 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <5582928D.4080706@nokia.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <1434619943.2385.59.camel@x220>
Hi!
On 18/06/15 11:32, ext Paul Bolle wrote:
> As I understand it, we've established that:
> - this macro setups up udev, and modprobe, and friends, to listen to a
> "MODALIAS=platform:i2c-mux-reg" message; and
> - that there's currently no code in the kernel that will send out this
> message.
>
> Did I get that right? Because it follows from the above that this line
> serves no purpose. Worse, it makes the code actually confusing. Because
Are you kidding?
> it suggests the availability of functionality that in reality doesn't
> exist.
Most of the usual drivers in the Kernel have this line. Until now no animal
was hurt with it.
--
Best regards,
Alexander Sverdlin.
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2015-06-18 9:42 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 31+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2015-06-16 17:28 [PATCH] driver/i2c/mux: Add register based mux i2c-mux-reg York Sun
2015-06-16 17:28 ` York Sun
[not found] ` <1434475692-4611-1-git-send-email-yorksun-KZfg59tc24xl57MIdRCFDg@public.gmane.org>
2015-06-17 8:54 ` Paul Bolle
2015-06-17 8:54 ` Paul Bolle
2015-06-17 15:00 ` Alexander Sverdlin
2015-06-17 15:00 ` Alexander Sverdlin
[not found] ` <55818BAB.5090605-xNZwKgViW5gAvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>
2015-06-17 16:03 ` Paul Bolle
2015-06-17 16:03 ` Paul Bolle
2015-06-18 7:40 ` Alexander Sverdlin
2015-06-18 7:40 ` Alexander Sverdlin
[not found] ` <558275F1.5020100-xNZwKgViW5gAvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>
2015-06-18 8:08 ` Paul Bolle
2015-06-18 8:08 ` Paul Bolle
2015-06-18 9:04 ` Alexander Sverdlin
2015-06-18 9:04 ` Alexander Sverdlin
[not found] ` <5582899B.9030307-xNZwKgViW5gAvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>
2015-06-18 9:32 ` Paul Bolle
2015-06-18 9:32 ` Paul Bolle
2015-06-18 9:42 ` Alexander Sverdlin [this message]
2015-06-18 9:42 ` Alexander Sverdlin
2015-06-18 9:55 ` Paul Bolle
2015-06-17 15:03 ` Alexander Sverdlin
2015-06-17 15:03 ` Alexander Sverdlin
[not found] ` <55818C3C.8000704-xNZwKgViW5gAvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>
2015-06-17 16:43 ` York Sun
2015-06-17 16:43 ` York Sun
[not found] ` <5581A3CA.4050805-KZfg59tc24xl57MIdRCFDg@public.gmane.org>
2015-06-18 7:58 ` Alexander Sverdlin
2015-06-18 7:58 ` Alexander Sverdlin
2015-08-15 20:23 ` Wolfram Sang
2015-08-15 20:23 ` Wolfram Sang
2015-08-17 16:37 ` York Sun
2015-08-17 16:37 ` York Sun
[not found] ` <55D20DC9.2060304-KZfg59tc24xl57MIdRCFDg@public.gmane.org>
2015-08-18 16:44 ` Wolfram Sang
2015-08-18 16:44 ` Wolfram Sang
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