linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 2/3] ARM: mxs: add gpio-mxs platform devices

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Message-ID: <20110527082916.GB30146@S2100-06.ap.freescale.net>
Date:	Fri, 27 May 2011 16:29:17 +0800
From:	Shawn Guo <shawn.guo@...escale.com>
To:	Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>
CC:	<linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org>,
	Shawn Guo <shawn.guo@...aro.org>,
	<linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>, <patches@...aro.org>,
	<linus.walleij@...aro.org>, <grant.likely@...retlab.ca>,
	<kernel@...gutronix.de>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/3] ARM: mxs: add gpio-mxs platform devices

On Fri, May 20, 2011 at 12:23:00PM +0200, Arnd Bergmann wrote:
[...]
> > +#define mxs_gpio_data_entry_single(soc, _id)				\
> > +	{								\
> > +		.id = _id,						\
> > +		.iobase = soc ## _PINCTRL ## _BASE_ADDR,		\
> > +		.irq = soc ## _INT_GPIO ## _id,				\
> > +	}
> > +
> > +#define mxs_gpio_data_entry(soc, _id)					\
> > +	[_id] = mxs_gpio_data_entry_single(soc, _id)
> > +
> > +#ifdef CONFIG_SOC_IMX23
> > +const struct mxs_gpio_data mx23_gpio_data[] __initconst = {
> > +#define mx23_gpio_data_entry(_id)					\
> > +	mxs_gpio_data_entry(MX23, _id)
> 
> I know it's tempting to use macros for these, but I think it obscures
> the code a lot, especially when you use them to concatenate identifier
> names. Why not just do:
> 
> 	struct platform_device *gpios;
> 	gpios = platform_device_register_simple(mxs_host_bus, "mxs-gpio-master", 0, NULL, 0);
> 
platform_device_register_simple does not have parameter for 'parent',
and it sets 'parent' NULL anyway.

-- 
Regards,
Shawn

> 	mxs_register_gpio(gpios, 0, MX23_PINCTRL_BASE_ADDR, MX23_INT_GPIO_0);
> 	mxs_register_gpio(gpios, 1, MX23_PINCTRL_BASE_ADDR, MX23_INT_GPIO_1);
> 	mxs_register_gpio(gpios, 2, MX23_PINCTRL_BASE_ADDR, MX23_INT_GPIO_2);
> 	mxs_register_gpio(gpios, 3, MX23_PINCTRL_BASE_ADDR, MX23_INT_GPIO_3);
> 
> This is actually shorter and it makes it possible to grep for the
> macros you use.
> 
> > +struct platform_device *__init mxs_add_gpio(
> > +		const struct mxs_gpio_data *data)
> > +{
> > +	struct resource res[] = {
> > +		{
> > +			.start = data->iobase,
> > +			.end = data->iobase + SZ_8K - 1,
> > +			.flags = IORESOURCE_MEM,
> > +		}, {
> > +			.start = data->irq,
> > +			.end = data->irq,
> > +			.flags = IORESOURCE_IRQ,
> > +		},
> > +	};
> > +
> > +	return mxs_add_platform_device("mxs-gpio", data->id,
> > +					res, ARRAY_SIZE(res), NULL, 0);
> > +}
> 
> mxs_add_platform_device doesn't set the parent pointer correctly, I think you
> should either fix that or open-code the platform device creation to do it
> right.
> 

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