This patch drop the check for of_device_get_match_data. Due to the only way call driver probe is compatible match. The .data pointer which point to the SoC specify data is directly set by driver, and it should not be NULL in our case. We can safety remove the check for of_device_get_match_data. Signed-off-by: Ryder Lee <ryder.lee@xxxxxxxxxxxx> Signed-off-by: Sam Shih <sam.shih@xxxxxxxxxxxx> --- Used: https://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/11096905/ Changes since v4: Follow reviewer's comments: Move the changes of droping the check for of_device_get_match_data returning non-NULL to this patch Change-Id: Ibcba903d5b26159051adfc5ef2e601ee2f78729b --- drivers/pwm/pwm-mediatek.c | 6 +----- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 5 deletions(-) diff --git a/drivers/pwm/pwm-mediatek.c b/drivers/pwm/pwm-mediatek.c index e214f4f57107..ebd62629e3fe 100644 --- a/drivers/pwm/pwm-mediatek.c +++ b/drivers/pwm/pwm-mediatek.c @@ -226,7 +226,6 @@ static const struct pwm_ops mtk_pwm_ops = { static int mtk_pwm_probe(struct platform_device *pdev) { - const struct mtk_pwm_platform_data *data; struct device_node *np = pdev->dev.of_node; struct mtk_pwm_chip *pc; struct resource *res; @@ -237,10 +236,7 @@ static int mtk_pwm_probe(struct platform_device *pdev) if (!pc) return -ENOMEM; - data = of_device_get_match_data(&pdev->dev); - if (data == NULL) - return -EINVAL; - pc->soc = data; + pc->soc = of_device_get_match_data(&pdev->dev); res = platform_get_resource(pdev, IORESOURCE_MEM, 0); pc->regs = devm_ioremap_resource(&pdev->dev, res); -- 2.17.1