Re: [PATCH] mmc: host: omap_hsmmc: add a verbose print to enable CONFIG_REGULATOR_PBIAS

[Russell King - ARM Linux <linux@arm.linux.org.uk>]

On Thu, Jan 14, 2016 at 01:07:06PM +0100, Sebastian Reichel wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> On Thu, Jan 14, 2016 at 02:45:20PM +0530, Kishon Vijay Abraham I wrote:
> > Since v4.3+, CONFIG_REGULATOR_PBIAS should be enabled (for platforms that
> > have PBIAS regulator) in order for MMC1 to work.
> > 
> > Add a more verbose print to help enable CONFIG_REGULATOR_PBIAS for users
> > using a olddefconfig or a custom .config.
> > 
> > Signed-off-by: Kishon Vijay Abraham I <kishon@ti.com>
> > ---
> >  drivers/mmc/host/omap_hsmmc.c |    5 ++++-
> >  1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
> > 
> > diff --git a/drivers/mmc/host/omap_hsmmc.c b/drivers/mmc/host/omap_hsmmc.c
> > index 7fb0753..7086bd6 100644
> > --- a/drivers/mmc/host/omap_hsmmc.c
> > +++ b/drivers/mmc/host/omap_hsmmc.c
> > @@ -503,8 +503,11 @@ static int omap_hsmmc_reg_get(struct omap_hsmmc_host *host)
> >  	host->pbias = devm_regulator_get_optional(host->dev, "pbias");
> >  	if (IS_ERR(host->pbias)) {
> >  		ret = PTR_ERR(host->pbias);
> > -		if ((ret != -ENODEV) && host->dev->of_node)
> > +		if ((ret != -ENODEV) && host->dev->of_node) {
> > +			dev_err(host->dev,
> > +			"SD card detect fail? enable CONFIG_REGULATOR_PBIAS\n");
> >  			return ret;
> > +		}
> >  		dev_dbg(host->dev, "unable to get pbias regulator %ld\n",
> >  			PTR_ERR(host->pbias));
> >  		host->pbias = NULL;
> 
> 
> Is there a good reason against adding "depends on REGULATOR_PBIAS"
> to MMC_OMAP_HS?

There are very good reasons not to do this: that will result in
configurations where MMC_OMAP_HS was set but without REGULATOR_PBIAS
ending up with MMC_OMAP_HS being disabled.  That doesn't help the
root problem, which is "why has the kernel boot regressed for my
previous working configuration?"

The solution proposed here adds a message to the boot which points
out fair and square what needs to be done to rectify the boot
failure.  Adding a dependency just brings up the question "where
has my MMC driver gone?"

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