Re: [PATCH v2] i2c: busses: i2c-nomadik: Remove a useless call in the remove function

From: Dan Carpenter
Date: Mon Jul 03 2023 - 08:54:56 EST


On Fri, Jun 30, 2023 at 11:23:28PM +0200, Christophe JAILLET wrote:
> Since commit a410963ba4c0 ("Merge branch 'i2c-embedded/for-next' of
> git://git.pengutronix.de/git/wsa/linux"), there is no more
> request_mem_region() call in this driver.
>
> So remove the release_mem_region() call from the remove function which is
> likely a left over.
>
> There is no details in the above commit log, but at its end we can read:
> Conflicts:
> drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-nomadik.c
>
> This may explain why this call has been left here.
>
> Fixes: a410963ba4c0 ("Merge branch 'i2c-embedded/for-next' of git://git.pengutronix.de/git/wsa/linux

The reason why you're so confused about this Merge commit is because
it's completely unrelated to the bug. :P It should be:

Fixes: 235602146ec9 (i2c-nomadik: turn the platform driver to an amba driver)

When you look at that commit, you'll see that your patch is correct.

regards,
dan carpenter