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From: Samuel Ortiz <sameo@linux.intel.com>
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Hi Ben,

On Wed, Apr 06, 2011 at 06:16:49PM +0100, Ben Hutchings wrote:
> > So, adding an MFD cell pointer to the device structure allows us to cleanly
> > pass both pieces of information, while keeping all the MFD sub drivers
> > independant from the MFD core if they want/can.
> 
> Why isn't an MFD the parent of its component devices?
It actually is. How would that help here ?

Cheers,
Samuel.

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