# Re: \[PATCH 01/12\] backlight: gpio: allow to probe non-pdata devices from board files

- From: Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz \<hidden\>
- Date: 2019-06-28 12:58:41 
- List: linux-fbdev
- Page: https://ratatoskr.run/linux-fbdev/2019/06/5643505
- Thread: https://ratatoskr.run/linux-arm-kernel/2019/06/5639683/t.md

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On 6/25/19 6:34 PM, Bartosz Golaszewski wrote:
> From: Bartosz Golaszewski <redacted>
> 
> Currently we can only probe devices that either use device tree or pass
> platform data to probe(). Rename gpio_backlight_probe_dt() to
> gpio_backlight_probe_prop() and use generic device properties instead
> of OF specific helpers. Reverse the logic checking the presence of
> platform data in probe(). This way we can probe devices() registered
> from machine code that neither have a DT node nor use platform data.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Bartosz Golaszewski <redacted>

Reviewed-by: Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz <redacted>

Best regards,
--
Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz
Samsung R&D Institute Poland
Samsung Electronics
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