Re: [PATCH v5 03/15] device property: Return true in fwnode_device_is_available for NULL ops

From: Greg KH
Date: Sun Jan 10 2021 - 10:10:10 EST


On Thu, Jan 07, 2021 at 01:28:26PM +0000, Daniel Scally wrote:
> Some types of fwnode_handle do not implement the device_is_available()
> check, such as those created by software_nodes. There isn't really a
> meaningful way to check for the availability of a device that doesn't
> actually exist, so if the check isn't implemented just assume that the
> "device" is present.
>
> Suggested-by: Laurent Pinchart <laurent.pinchart@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Reviewed-by: Laurent Pinchart <laurent.pinchart@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Reviewed-by: Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Acked-by: Sakari Ailus <sakari.ailus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Signed-off-by: Daniel Scally <djrscally@xxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> Changes in v5:
>
> - Changed the commit subject
>

Acked-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>