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SubjectRe: [PATCH] ARM: OMAP2+: gpmc-smsc911x: add required smsc911x regulators
* Russell King - ARM Linux <linux@arm.linux.org.uk> [120213 09:31]:
> On Mon, Feb 13, 2012 at 09:52:34AM -0800, Tony Lindgren wrote:
> > * Mark Brown <broonie@opensource.wolfsonmicro.com> [120213 08:25]:
> > > On Mon, Feb 13, 2012 at 04:52:09PM +0000, Russell King - ARM Linux wrote:
> > >
> > > > I think OMAP (or even the reg-fixed-voltage folk) needs to create an enum
> > > > similar to what I did for 8250 to control the allocation of platform
> > > > device IDs for this, otherwise we're going to keep on running over this
> > > > problem.
> > >
> > > > Added Mark for his comment.
> > >
> > > Hrm, seems slightly icky but the enum will work if we can decide how to
> > > add elements to the enum since it'll be easy to bloat a lot it if it's
> > > central. It's tempting to suggest just using a random number to assign
> > > the IDs randomly rather than have a central registry but obviously
> > > there's no guarantees there.
> >
> > Can't we just leave out the .id and have it automatically assigned?
>
> Unfortunately, there's no such infrastructure in the driver model.

Hmm OK, -1 seems to be just used for name in platform_device_add().

Tony


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