From: Arnd Bergmann <arnd@arndb.de>
To: Lee Jones <lee.jones@linaro.org>
Cc: linux-arm-kernel@lists.infradead.org,
linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, kernel@stlinux.com,
a.zummo@towertech.it, rtc-linux@googlegroups.com, wim@iguana.be,
linux-watchdog@vger.kernel.org, devicetree@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 5/8] mfd: Add ST's Low Power Controller driver
Date: Mon, 15 Dec 2014 15:06:50 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <5276146.VV460E9Y1P@wuerfel> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20141215135052.GC13885@x1>
On Monday 15 December 2014 13:50:52 Lee Jones wrote:
> > >
> >
> > I don't think it's necessary to have the MFD node if only one of the
> > two modes can be used based on a DT property. It should be enough
> > to have both the rtc and the wdt driver list the same compatible
> > string and check the property in the probe function to decide if
> > they want to drive the device or not:
>
> I tried that and it didn't work. Only one driver probed.
>
>
Strange, the code in really_probe() and the comment in device_attach()
suggest that this is not the intentional behavior. What error
code did you return? If it's -ENODEV or -ENXIO, it should keep
trying the other drivers, otherwise it will give up.
Arnd
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2014-12-15 14:07 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 19+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2014-12-15 11:25 [PATCH 0/8] mfd: watchdog: rtc: New driver for ST's LPC IP Lee Jones
2014-12-15 11:25 ` [PATCH 1/8] ARM: multi_v7_defconfig: Enable support for ST's LPC Watchdog Lee Jones
2014-12-15 11:25 ` [PATCH 2/8] ARM: multi_v7_defconfig: Enable support for ST's LPC RTC Lee Jones
2014-12-15 11:25 ` [PATCH 3/8] mfd: bindings: Provide ST bindings for ST's LPC device Lee Jones
2014-12-15 11:25 ` [PATCH 4/8] mfd: dt-bindings: Provide human readable defines for LPC mode choosing Lee Jones
2014-12-15 11:25 ` [PATCH 5/8] mfd: Add ST's Low Power Controller driver Lee Jones
2014-12-15 13:38 ` Arnd Bergmann
2014-12-15 13:50 ` Lee Jones
2014-12-15 14:06 ` Arnd Bergmann [this message]
2014-12-15 14:38 ` Lee Jones
2014-12-15 11:25 ` [PATCH 6/8] watchdog: st_wdt: Add new driver for ST's LPC Watchdog Lee Jones
2014-12-15 12:29 ` David Paris
2014-12-15 12:52 ` David Paris
2014-12-15 14:15 ` Guenter Roeck
2014-12-15 16:23 ` Guenter Roeck
2014-12-15 11:25 ` [PATCH 7/8] rtc: st: add new driver for ST's LPC RTC Lee Jones
2014-12-15 12:28 ` [STLinux Kernel] " David Paris
2014-12-15 14:17 ` Guenter Roeck
2014-12-15 11:25 ` [PATCH 8/8] ARM: STi: DT: STiH407: Add Device Tree node for the LPC Lee Jones
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