linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v4 1/3] mfd: tps6586x: add version detection

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Message-ID: <20131204114909.GK29268@sirena.org.uk>
Date:	Wed, 4 Dec 2013 11:49:09 +0000
From:	Mark Brown <broonie@...nel.org>
To:	Lee Jones <lee.jones@...aro.org>
Cc:	Stefan Agner <stefan@...er.ch>, swarren@...dotorg.org,
	thierry.reding@...il.com, dev@...xeye.de, lgirdwood@...il.com,
	kai.poggensee@...onic-design.de, sameo@...ux.intel.com,
	linux-tegra@...r.kernel.org, linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v4 1/3] mfd: tps6586x: add version detection

On Wed, Dec 04, 2013 at 10:07:28AM +0000, Lee Jones wrote:
> On Wed, 04 Dec 2013, Stefan Agner wrote:

> > As I pointed out in the comment above, the struct tps6586x is in the C
> > file, so I would need to move that too. That's why I did not made that
> > change in the end. What do you think, should I still move (and move the
> > struct too?) 

> Why would the struct have to be moved if the function is inline?

If the function is in the header and trying to use a struct that's only
defined in the C file then it's not going to build - keeping the struct
in the C file only does seem like a worthwhile thing for encapsulation.

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