Re: [PATCH v5 04/14] mfd: lm3533: Pass only regmap and light sensor presence to child devices

Johan Hovold <[email protected]> Fri, 31 Jul 2026 16:43:33 +0200

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On Tue, Jul 14, 2026 at 04:28:24PM +0300, Svyatoslav Ryhel wrote:
> пт, 3 лип. 2026 р. о 12:50 Johan Hovold <[email protected]> пише:
> >
> > On Wed, Jun 17, 2026 at 11:00:21AM +0300, Svyatoslav Ryhel wrote:
> > > Instead of passing the entire lm3533 core data structure, only pass the
> > > regmap and the light sensor presence flag to child devices.
> >
> > Again, why?
> >
> 
> Because none of the child cells needs entire parents private
> structure, regmap is all that is used.

Just because you can do something doesn't necessarily mean you should.

Johan