linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 00/16] intel-lpss: support non-ACPI platforms

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Date:	Mon, 07 Dec 2015 02:44:03 +0100
From:	"Rafael J. Wysocki" <rjw@...ysocki.net>
To:	Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@...ux.intel.com>
Cc:	Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
	Jarkko Nikula <jarkko.nikula@...ux.intel.com>,
	linux-i2c@...r.kernel.org, linux-acpi@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Lee Jones <lee.jones@...aro.org>,
	Mika Westerberg <mika.westerberg@...ux.intel.com>,
	Kevin Fenzi <kevin@...ye.com>, Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>,
	Wolfram Sang <wsa@...-dreams.de>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 00/16] intel-lpss: support non-ACPI platforms

On Monday, November 30, 2015 05:11:28 PM Andy Shevchenko wrote:
> This series includes few logical sets that bring a support of non-ACPI
> platforms for Intel Skylake.
> 
> First part is a refactoring of built-in device properties support:
> - keep single value inside the structure
> - provide helper macros to define built-in properties
> - fall back to secondary fwnode if primary has no asked property
> 
> Second is a propagating built-in device properties in platform core.
> 
> Third one is modifications to MFD code and intel-lpss.c driver in particular
> to define and pass built-in properties to the individual drivers.
> 
> And last part is a fix for I2C bug found on Lenovo Yoga hardware and a first
> converted user.
> 
> Built-in device properties is an alternative to platform data. It provides a
> unified API that drivers can use to cover all cases at once: DT, ACPI, and
> built-in properties.
> 
> With this series applied a platform data can be considered obsolete. Moreover,
> built-in device properties allow to adjust the existing configuration, for
> example, in cases when ACPI values are wrong on some platforms.
> 
> The series has been tested on available hardware and doesn't break current
> behaviour. But we ask people who have the affected hardware to apply the series
> on your side and check with Lenovo hardware.
> 
> Changelog v2:
> - fix isuues found by kbuild bot (kbuild)
> - append a patch to propagate device properties in polatform code (Arnd)
> - update few existing and add couple of new patches due to above
> - check with kmemleak
> 
> Andy Shevchenko (9):
>   device property: always check for fwnode type
>   device property: rename helper functions
>   device property: refactor built-in properties support
>   device property: keep single value inplace
>   device property: improve readability of macros
>   device property: return -EINVAL when property isn't found in ACPI
>   device property: Fallback to secondary fwnode if primary misses the
>     property
>   mfd: core: propagate device properties to sub devices drivers
>   mfd: intel-lpss: Pass HSUART configuration via properties
> 
> Heikki Krogerus (1):
>   device property: helper macros for property entry creation
> 
> Mika Westerberg (6):
>   device property: Take a copy of the property set
>   driver core: platform: Add support for built-in device properties
>   driver core: Do not overwrite secondary fwnode with NULL if it is set
>   mfd: intel-lpss: Add support for passing device properties
>   mfd: intel-lpss: Pass SDA hold time to I2C host controller driver
>   i2c: designware: Convert to use unified device property API

I'm going to queue up this series for v4.5.

If there are any problems with it or objections from anyone, please let me know.

Thanks,
Rafael

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