linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 33/35] power: use dev_get

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Date:	Thu, 29 Aug 2013 11:14:37 +0900
From:	Jingoo Han <jg1.han@...sung.com>
To:	'Anton Vorontsov' <anton@...msg.org>
Cc:	'Dan Carpenter' <dan.carpenter@...cle.com>,
	'David Woodhouse' <dwmw2@...radead.org>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, 'Joe Perches' <joe@...ches.com>,
	'Greg Kroah-Hartman' <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
	'Andrew Morton' <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	'Mark Brown' <broonie@...nel.org>,
	'Jingoo Han' <jg1.han@...sung.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 33/35] power: use dev_get_platdata()

On Thursday, August 29, 2013 10:19 AM, Anton Vorontsov wrote:
> On Wed, Aug 28, 2013 at 11:36:30AM +0300, Dan Carpenter wrote:
> > He doesn't want to take the patch.  He's the maintainer so it's his
> > choice.  That's the end of the story.
> 
> Just to clarify: I don't want to take the patch for a reason, not just
> because of my mood today. Once the patch comes in combination with another
> patch (or a plan) that actually makes use of the wrapper function, then
> I'd happily apply/ack it.

Sorry, I cannot understand.
This patch is a just cosmetic change.
I cannot understand why you reject it.

> 
> This is the same story as global checkpatch.pl fixes: they are more harm
> than good, and without the actual use of the dev_get_platdata(), the patch
> falls into "global checkpatch.pl fixes" category.

So, what is the harm of the fix using dev_get_platdata() wrapper function?
What is "the actual use of the dev_get_platdata()"?
Please, give me more detailed description.


Best regards,
Jingoo Han

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