Re: [PATCH] power_supply: change the way how wm97xx-bat driver is registered

Dmitry
2008-11-02T20:37:17Z

2008/10/29 Dmitry Baryshkov <dbaryshkov@gmail.com>:
> Do register the driver from wm97xx_bat_set_pdata instead of module init.
> This has several positive outcome points:
> 1) This driver for wm97xx-battery is now registered on demand, thus allowing
> other driver (e.g. tosa-battery) to claim the battery.
> 2) After dropping __init from wm97xx_bat_set_pdata(), the wm97xx_bat driver
> can be correctly built as a module. Then one can request it and set the
> battery data.
>
> Signed-off-by: Dmitry Baryshkov <dbaryshkov@gmail.com>
> Cc: Marek Vasut <marek.vasut@gmail.com>
> ---
> drivers/power/Kconfig | 4 ++--
> drivers/power/wm97xx_battery.c | 12 +++++-------
> include/linux/wm97xx_batt.h | 7 +++++--
> 3 files changed, 12 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-)

What about this patch?

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With best wishes
Dmitry