[PATCH 0/1] pwm-regulator: reduce noise on EPROBE_DEFER

Martin Blumenstingl
2019-01-21T18:37:41Z

pwm-regulator can be a bit noisy during boot.

One example are the 32-bit Amlogic SoCs when using
multi_v7_defconfig (which has CONFIG_REGULATOR_PWM=y and
CONFIG_PWM_MESON=m). During boot the pwm-regulator is probed multiple
times - the first five tries end with EPROBE_DEFER. This is expected
because the pwm-meson driver is only loaded once rootfs is ready (as
it's compiled as kernel module).

Other drivers typically suppress an error message for EPROBE_DEFER
cases, so let's do the same for the pwm-regulator driver.

Example boot log where multiple "pwm-regulator regulator-vcck: Failed
to get PWM: -517" messages are logged (Odroid-C1, v5.0-rc3): [0]

[0] https://storage.kernelci.org/mainline/master/v5.0-rc3/arm/multi_v7_defconfig/lab-baylibre/boot-meson8b-odroidc1.html

Martin Blumenstingl (1):
regulator: pwm: suppress EPROBE_DEFER error message

drivers/regulator/pwm-regulator.c | 4 +++-
1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

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