linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] clk: Use a separate struct for holding init data.

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Date:	Mon, 30 Apr 2012 12:30:20 -0700
From:	Saravana Kannan <skannan@...eaurora.org>
To:	Sascha Hauer <s.hauer@...gutronix.de>
CC:	h@...gutronix.de, Mike Turquette <mturquette@...aro.org>,
	Arnd Bergman <arnd.bergmann@...aro.org>,
	linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org, Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>,
	Paul Walmsley <paul@...an.com>,
	Russell King <linux@....linux.org.uk>,
	Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@...ricsson.com>,
	Stephen Boyd <sboyd@...eaurora.org>,
	linux-arm-msm@...r.kernel.org,
	Mark Brown <broonie@...nsource.wolfsonmicro.com>,
	Magnus Damm <magnus.damm@...il.com>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Rob Herring <rob.herring@...xeda.com>,
	Richard Zhao <richard.zhao@...aro.org>,
	Grant Likely <grant.likely@...retlab.ca>,
	Deepak Saxena <dsaxena@...aro.org>,
	Amit Kucheria <amit.kucheria@...aro.org>,
	Jamie Iles <jamie@...ieiles.com>,
	Jeremy Kerr <jeremy.kerr@...onical.com>,
	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
	Shawn Guo <shawn.guo@...escale.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] clk: Use a separate struct for holding init data.

On 04/26/2012 02:51 AM, Sascha Hauer wrote:
> On Thu, Apr 26, 2012 at 02:36:37AM -0700, Saravana Kannan wrote:
>>
>> On Thu, April 26, 2012 1:42 am, Sascha Hauer wrote:
>>> On Wed, Apr 25, 2012 at 11:28:32PM -0700, Saravana Kannan wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> diff --git a/drivers/clk/clk-mux.c b/drivers/clk/clk-mux.c
>>>>> index 6e58f11..8e97491 100644
>>>>> --- a/drivers/clk/clk-mux.c
>>>>> +++ b/drivers/clk/clk-mux.c
>>>>> @@ -95,6 +95,7 @@ struct clk *clk_register_mux(struct device *dev,
>>>> const char *name,
>>>>>   {
>>>>
>>>> I would really like to remove these functions. At least until we add
>>>> device tree support where each clock is listed in device tree.
>>>>
>>>> At present, these functions seem to be abused more than actually
>>>> being used appropriately.
>>>
>>> I think this goes in my direction. Still exactly this abuse how you call
>>> it makes me relatively independent of for example the changes you
>>> introduce with your patch. Had I static initializers I would now have
>>> to start a rebase orgy.
>>
>> In the other email you say you have to change. Here you say, you don't
>> have to change. Hopefully, you didn't have to change much
>
> I don't have to change much, still there are changes since I also use
> clk_register. I will do the changes if we agree on your patch, but I
> really hope this is the last of such changes.
>
>> -- I was aiming for that.
>
> Thank you for this.
>
>> If there was agreement about removing these functions, I was
>> planning on helping move the current users after this patch merged.
>
> Please understand that I begin to get frustrated. I was really happy to
> see the clock framework merged in the last window. Now it's -rc4 already
> and there are still patches flowing that delay the merge of SoC support.

Mike, Shawn, Paul, Rob,

Comments? Can we pull this in?

-Saravana

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