linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v3 6/7] mfd: cros_ec: Support multiple EC in a system

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Date:	Thu, 28 May 2015 16:28:29 +0200
From:	Javier Martinez Canillas <javier.martinez@...labora.co.uk>
To:	Lee Jones <lee.jones@...aro.org>
CC:	Samuel Ortiz <sameo@...ux.intel.com>,
	Olof Johansson <olof@...om.net>,
	Doug Anderson <dianders@...omium.org>,
	Bill Richardson <wfrichar@...omium.org>,
	Simon Glass <sjg@...gle.com>,
	Gwendal Grignou <gwendal@...gle.com>,
	Stephen Barber <smbarber@...omium.org>,
	Filipe Brandenburger <filbranden@...gle.com>,
	Todd Broch <tbroch@...omium.org>,
	Alexandru M Stan <amstan@...omium.org>,
	Heiko Stuebner <heiko@...ech.de>,
	linux-samsung-soc@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Gwendal Grignou <gwendal@...omium.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 6/7] mfd: cros_ec: Support multiple EC in a system

Hello Lee,

[...]

On 05/28/2015 04:26 PM, Lee Jones wrote:
>> >>  
>> >> +	if (ec_dev->max_passthru) {
>> >> +		/*
>> >> +		 * Register a PD device as well on top of this device.
>> >> +		 * We make the following assumptions:
>> >> +		 * - behind an EC, we have a pd
>> >> +		 * - only one device added.
>> >> +		 * - the EC is responsive at init time (it is not true for a
>> >> +		 *   sensor hub.
>> >> +		 */
>> >> +		err = cros_ec_dev_register(ec_dev, dev_id++, 1);
>> > 
>> > I don't really like this devidx business.  Just keep it simple and
>> > define more than one mfd_cell structure.
>> 
>> I explained to you that this is done because the number of cells depends on
>> the system. I can have an array of mfd_cell structures and use the index to
>> register but I don't think that is easier to understand.
> 
> Keep it simple.  Create a static struct for each and:
> 
> mfd_add_devices(ec_cell)
> 
> if (ec_dev->max_passthru)
>    mfd_add_devices(ec_pd_cell)
>

Ok, will do.

Thanks a lot for your feedback.

Best regards,
Javier
 
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