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Re: [PATCH 02/24] display/xlnx_dp: Fix to realize "i2c-ddc" and "aux-to-
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Peter Maydell |
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Re: [PATCH 02/24] display/xlnx_dp: Fix to realize "i2c-ddc" and "aux-to-i2c-bridge" |
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Tue, 19 May 2020 10:48:24 +0100 |
On Tue, 19 May 2020 at 06:09, Markus Armbruster <address@hidden> wrote:
> I figure the "device becomes real only on realize" thing is actually
> more myth than thing.
It's not a myth, it's an API guarantee thing. If you don't realize
the device you create before you use it then you're in the world of
unspecified behaviour, and anything could happen: maybe it works,
maybe it doesn't, maybe it works today and breaks tomorrow.
thanks
-- PMM