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Couldn't you use the "new" probe_new() callback instead which will drop
the i2c_device_id? Kieran was interested in such conversions IIRC.

It's a bit unrelated to this patch, but I can add another patch to the
series.

While I have your attention, there's a question for you in the cover
letter :-) Could you please have a look ?

? This was the answer to that question. Unless I misunderstood.