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From: David Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] net: smsc911x: back out silently on probe deferrals
Date: Fri, 09 Dec 2016 23:05:47 -0500 (EST)
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From: Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@linaro.org>
Date: Fri,  9 Dec 2016 14:18:00 +0100

> When trying to get a regulator we may get deferred and we see
> this noise:
> 
> smsc911x 1b800000.ethernet-ebi2 (unnamed net_device) (uninitialized):
>    couldn't get regulators -517
> 
> Then the driver continues anyway. Which means that the regulator
> may not be properly retrieved and reference counted, and may be
> switched off in case noone else is using it.
> 
> Fix this by returning silently on deferred probe and let the
> system work it out.
> 
> Cc: Jeremy Linton <jeremy.linton@arm.com>
> Signed-off-by: Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@linaro.org>

Looks good, applied, thanks.