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Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 03/16] hwmon: (mr75203) update Moortec PVT controller intel,
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On 8/18/2022 10:47 PM, Guenter Roeck wrote:
> Ah. This patch should come first, before making associated
> code changes, and there would need to be an explanation
> _why_ it is not a mandatory property. Also, some action
> is taken in the previous patches if the property is not
> there. That indicates that the driver is expected to
> use some defaults if the property is indeed not provided,
> and that expected default should be documented. 
Ack.
I should have been more clear and explained that driver actually handles
the case that "intel,vm-map" does not exist (including an explicit comment
- "Incase intel,vm-map property is not defined ...") and that it is
actually optional.

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Regards, Eliav