Re: [PATCH v2] i2c: core: make it possible to match a pure device tree driver

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On Mon, Jun 17, 2013 at 5:48 PM, Stephen Warren <swarren@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> This has just shown up in next-20130617, and breaks at least the
> TPS65910 and TPS62360 drivers, since they assume that the id parameter
> passed to probe is non-NULL. However, now the parameter is NULL since
> these drivers have both an ID table and an OF match table.

So you mean they come in through the DT boot path and assume
that parameter is non-null even though they should not make use of
it?

> I'd like to suggest this patch be reverted an re-introduced immediately
> after the merge window. That should give enough time for everyone to get
> a heads-up on fixing any drivers with a similar problem, rather than
> trying to cram all that in immediately before the merge window.

OK that works for me, I'm not in any hurry.

Wolfram get to decide how to handle this...

Yours,
Linus Walleij
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