client->addr = res->start;
platform_set_drvdata(pdev, data);
- company = dme1737_read(client, DME1737_REG_COMPANY);
- device = dme1737_read(client, DME1737_REG_DEVICE);
+ /* Skip chip detection if module is loaded with force_id parameter */
+ if (!force_id) {
+ company = dme1737_read(client, DME1737_REG_COMPANY);
+ device = dme1737_read(client, DME1737_REG_DEVICE);
- if (!((company == DME1737_COMPANY_SMSC) &&
- (device == SCH311X_DEVICE))) {
- err = -ENODEV;
- goto exit_kfree;
+ if (!((company == DME1737_COMPANY_SMSC) &&
+ (device == SCH311X_DEVICE))) {
+ err = -ENODEV;
+ goto exit_kfree;
+ }
}
data->type = -1;