linux-kernel - Re: [Nios2-dev] [PATHV v2] tty: serial: altera

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Message-ID: <20110218081546.GC759@distanz.ch>
Date:	Fri, 18 Feb 2011 09:15:46 +0100
From:	Tobias Klauser <tklauser@...tanz.ch>
To:	Grant Likely <grant.likely@...retlab.ca>
Cc:	Thomas Chou <thomas@...ron.com.tw>, nios2-dev@...c.et.ntust.edu.tw,
	Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...e.de>,
	linux-serial@...r.kernel.org, devicetree-discuss@...ts.ozlabs.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [Nios2-dev] [PATHV v2] tty: serial: altera_uart: Add
	devicetree support

On 2011-02-18 at 09:08:53 +0100, Grant Likely <grant.likely@...retlab.ca> wrote:
> On Thu, Feb 17, 2011 at 6:28 PM, Thomas Chou <thomas@...ron.com.tw> wrote:
> > On 02/17/2011 03:48 PM, Tobias Klauser wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>> +       ret = altera_uart_get_of_uartclk(pdev, port);
> >>>> +       if (ret&&   platp)
> >>>> +               port->uartclk = platp->uartclk;
> >>>> +       else if (ret)
> >>>> +               return ret;
> >>>> +
> >>>
> >>> Better reverse the priority, with platform data checked first.
> >>>
> >>>        if (platp)
> >>>                port->uartclk = platp->uartclk;
> >>>        else {
> >>>                ret = altera_uart_get_of_uartclk(pdev, port);
> >>>                if (ret)
> >>>                        return ret;
> >>>        }
> >>
> >> Do you have a specific reasoning for this? I thought it might make sense
> >> to do it in the same order as with the resources above, but I have no
> >> problem changing it to the way you suggest.
> >
> > Not quite sure. But I see some drivers follow this order, and I just
> > followed, too.
> 
> The reason to check for platform_data first is that if a device has
> *both* platform data and a device node pointer, then more than likely
> the platform_data is indented to override the device node data.

Thanks Grant and Thomas for the explanation. I was just wondering. I'll
send an updated patch including the changes suggested by Thomas.

Tobias
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