Dear Linus Walleij, In old kernels, some APIs still try to use parent->of_node from struct gpio_chip, and it could be resulted in kernel panic because parent is NULL. Adding platform device to gpiochip->parent can fix this problem. Signed-off-by: Johnson Chen <johnsonch.chen@xxxxxxxx> Link: https://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/11234609 --- drivers/gpio/gpio-mpc8xxx.c | 1 + 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+) diff --git a/drivers/gpio/gpio-mpc8xxx.c b/drivers/gpio/gpio-mpc8xxx.c index 16a47de29c94..161e3ff4106a 100644 --- a/drivers/gpio/gpio-mpc8xxx.c +++ b/drivers/gpio/gpio-mpc8xxx.c @@ -346,6 +346,7 @@ static int mpc8xxx_probe(struct platform_device *pdev) return -ENOMEM; gc = &mpc8xxx_gc->gc; + gc->parent = &pdev->dev; if (of_property_read_bool(np, "little-endian")) { ret = bgpio_init(gc, &pdev->dev, 4, -- 2.11.0 Best regards, Johnson Moxa Inc. Fl. 4, No. 135, Lane 235, Baoqiao Rd. Xindian Dist., New Taipei City, Taiwan, R.O.C. Tel : +886-2-8919-1230 ext.1075 JohnsonCH.Chen@xxxxxxxx