linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 2/3] gpio: tegra: Remove the need of keeping device handle for gpio driver

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Date:	Mon, 18 Apr 2016 10:29:53 -0600
From:	Stephen Warren <swarren@...dotorg.org>
To:	Laxman Dewangan <ldewangan@...dia.com>, linus.walleij@...aro.org
Cc:	gnurou@...il.com, thierry.reding@...il.com,
	linux-gpio@...r.kernel.org, linux-tegra@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/3] gpio: tegra: Remove the need of keeping device handle
 for gpio driver

On 04/18/2016 02:46 AM, Laxman Dewangan wrote:
> Remove the file static device handle variable as this is just
> required for prints. The required handle can be stored in
> tegra_gpio_chip and hence it become redundancy.

This seems fine as far as it goes, but if it's worth doing this, please 
move all the globals into the GPIO chip rather than just one of the 7 
globals.