1 files changed, 0 insertions, 58 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/rtc/rtc-pcf8563.c b/drivers/rtc/rtc-pcf8563.c
index 748a502a6355..a829f20ad6d6 100644
--- a/drivers/rtc/rtc-pcf8563.c
+++ b/drivers/rtc/rtc-pcf8563.c
@@ -179,58 +179,6 @@ struct pcf8563_limit
         unsigned char max;
 };
 
-static int pcf8563_validate_client(struct i2c_client *client)
-{
-        int i;
-
-        static const struct pcf8563_limit pattern[] = {
-                /* register, mask, min, max */
-                { PCF8563_REG_SC,       0x7F,   0,      59      },
-                { PCF8563_REG_MN,       0x7F,   0,      59      },
-                { PCF8563_REG_HR,       0x3F,   0,      23      },
-                { PCF8563_REG_DM,       0x3F,   0,      31      },
-                { PCF8563_REG_MO,       0x1F,   0,      12      },
-        };
-
-        /* check limits (only registers with bcd values) */
-        for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(pattern); i++) {
-                int xfer;
-                unsigned char value;
-                unsigned char buf = pattern[i].reg;
-
-                struct i2c_msg msgs[] = {
-                        { client->addr, 0, 1, &buf },
-                        { client->addr, I2C_M_RD, 1, &buf },
-                };
-
-                xfer = i2c_transfer(client->adapter, msgs, ARRAY_SIZE(msgs));
-
-                if (xfer != ARRAY_SIZE(msgs)) {
-                        dev_err(&client->dev,
-                                "%s: could not read register 0x%02X\n",
-                                __func__, pattern[i].reg);
-
-                        return -EIO;
-                }
-
-                value = BCD2BIN(buf & pattern[i].mask);
-
-                if (value > pattern[i].max ||
-                        value < pattern[i].min) {
-                        dev_dbg(&client->dev,
-                                "%s: pattern=%d, reg=%x, mask=0x%02x, min=%d, "
-                                "max=%d, value=%d, raw=0x%02X\n",
-                                __func__, i, pattern[i].reg, pattern[i].mask,
-                                pattern[i].min, pattern[i].max,
-                                value, buf);
-
-                        return -ENODEV;
-                }
-        }
-
-        return 0;
-}
-
 static int pcf8563_rtc_read_time(struct device *dev, struct rtc_time *tm)
 {
         return pcf8563_get_datetime(to_i2c_client(dev), tm);
@@ -262,12 +210,6 @@ static int pcf8563_probe(struct i2c_client *client,
         if (!pcf8563)
                 return -ENOMEM;
 
-        /* Verify the chip is really an PCF8563 */
-        if (pcf8563_validate_client(client) < 0) {
-                err = -ENODEV;
-                goto exit_kfree;
-        }
-
         dev_info(&client->dev, "chip found, driver version " DRV_VERSION "\n");
 
         pcf8563->rtc = rtc_device_register(pcf8563_driver.driver.name,