linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 01/11] spi-dw: expose platform data stucture.

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Date:	Wed, 22 Jun 2011 21:37:30 -0700
From:	Dirk Brandewie <dirk.brandewie@...il.com>
To:	"glikely@...retlab.ca" <grant.likely@...retlab.ca>
CC:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	spi-devel-general@...ts.sourceforge.net
Subject: Re: [PATCH 01/11] spi-dw: expose platform data stucture.

On 06/22/2011 09:03 PM, glikely@...retlab.ca wrote:
>
>
> Dirk Brandewie<dirk.brandewie@...il.com>  wrote:
>
>> On 06/22/2011 08:47 PM, Grant Likely wrote:
>>> On Wed, Jun 22, 2011 at 8:00 PM,<dirk.brandewie@...il.com>   wrote:
>>>> From: Dirk Brandewie<dirk.brandewie@...il.com>
>>>>
>>>> Expose the platform data structure for use by client drivers. ATM
>>>> there are not any in-tree drivers using the driver (that I can
>>>> find). This patch exposes the platform data needed for client
>> drivers.
>>>
>>> ?  Why would client drivers want to muck with this configuration?  I
>>> can understand the dw_spi driver being able to have per-spi_device
>>> configuration, but spi_drivers absolutely should not have visibility
>>> into bus-specific details.  Am I misunderstanding something.
>>>
>>
>> Most of these config options don't need to be client configurable IMHO
>> but they
>> are being used ATM by drivers that aren't upstream and the current
>> controller
>> driver uses them.  This patch is to give a smooth transition
>> (bisectable) to my
>> change that reworks the core message and transfer handling code.
>>
>> This allows me to provide patches to the developers of the out of tree
>> drivers
>> that should be coming in RSN and exposes the interface they are using
>> now.
>
> My question still stands. Are you expecting spi_driver code to manipulate this data?
>
>

The current drivers behaviour is driven by this data provided by the client. 
This makes the current client drivers work since some have not picked picked up 
your change moving dw_spi.h out of include/linux/spi (right answer IMHO) and 
provides the interface they are using now.

--Dirk




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