Hi Javier, > -----Original Message----- > From: Javier Martinez Canillas [mailto:javier@xxxxxxxxxxxx] > Sent: 2016年2月1日 21:15 > To: Yang, Wenyou <Wenyou.Yang@xxxxxxxxx> > Cc: Mark Brown <broonie@xxxxxxxxxx>; Liam Girdwood <lgirdwood@xxxxxxxxx>; > Rob Herring <robh+dt@xxxxxxxxxx>; Pawel Moll <pawel.moll@xxxxxxx>; Ian > Campbell <ijc+devicetree@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>; Kumar Gala <galak@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>; > Krzysztof Kozlowski <k.kozlowski@xxxxxxxxxxx>; Lee Jones > <lee.jones@xxxxxxxxxx>; Peter Korsgaard <jacmet@xxxxxxxxx>; Ferre, Nicolas > <Nicolas.FERRE@xxxxxxxxx>; linux-arm-kernel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; linux- > kernel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; devicetree@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: Re: [PATCH v4 1/2] regulator: act8945a: add regulator driver for > ACT8945A > > Hello Wenyou, > > [snip] > > >> > > >> > If then device is not being loaded from the DT (and it shouldn't > >> > be, the device looks like it should be instantiated directly by the > >> > MFD as it can't exist separately to that MFD) an OF table will do nothing. > >> > >> Then he should remove the .of_compatible from the MFD cell definition. > > > > I tried it, > > > > But if removed this .of_compatible, and reserved the OF table. > > What we said is that you should remove both the mfd cell .of_compatible field and > the OF table. Of course removing one but leaving the other is not correct. I am confused :) > > > the &pdev->dev->of_node is NULL, the driver fails to get the > > configuration value from DT, > > > > I see, you mean that you are not able to lookup the "active-semi,vsel-high" > property. No only this property, The regulator init_datas are also not gotten from DT due to the &pdev->dev->of_node is NULL. > > > It seems the OF table still doesn't work. Where is wrong? > > > > I think the problem is with your DT binding. You have a PMIC dev node with > compatible "active-semi,act8945a" that has a child node with compatible "active- > semi,act8945a-regulator" which in turn has the "regulators" node. > > I believe what Mark says is that there shouldn't be a compatible and node for the > regulators IC since is part of the PMIC. IOW, you can't have it as a standalone > node in the DTS. > > > Could you help give some suggestion? > > > > I would just remove the "active-semi,act8945a-regulator" node and make "active- > semi,vsel-high" a property of the "active-semi,act8945a" node. > That way you can remove the mfd cell .of_compatible and OF table in the > regulator driver and read the "active-semi,vsel-high" using the platform device's > parent of_node. > > But it's better if you wait for Mark's opinions before re-spining your patches. All right. > > Best regards, > Javier Thanks Best Regards, Wenyou Yang ��.n��������+%������w��{.n����z�{��ܨ}���Ơz�j:+v�����w����ޙ��&�)ߡ�a����z�ޗ���ݢj��w�f
