linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v3 6/6] ACPI: import watchdog info of GTDT into platform device

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Date:	Tue, 26 May 2015 11:35:19 -0500
From:	Timur Tabi <timur@...eaurora.org>
To:	Hanjun Guo <hanjun.guo@...aro.org>, fu.wei@...aro.org,
	Suravee.Suthikulpanit@....com, linaro-acpi@...ts.linaro.org,
	linux-watchdog@...r.kernel.org, devicetree@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-doc@...r.kernel.org
CC:	tekkamanninja@...il.com, graeme.gregory@...aro.org,
	al.stone@...aro.org, ashwin.chaugule@...aro.org, arnd@...db.de,
	linux@...ck-us.net, vgandhi@...eaurora.org, wim@...ana.be,
	jcm@...hat.com, leo.duran@....com, corbet@....net,
	mark.rutland@....com, catalin.marinas@....com, will.deacon@....com
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 6/6] ACPI: import watchdog info of GTDT into platform
 device

On 05/26/2015 03:28 AM, Hanjun Guo wrote:

>>       early_acpi_os_unmap_memory((char *)table, tbl_size);
>>   }
>
> please add
>
> #ifdef CONFIG_ARM_SBSA_WATCHDOG
> (acpi gtdt code)
> #endif

I don't agree with this.  The GTDT should be parsed even if there's no 
watchdog driver compiled for this kernel.  There are no other #ifdefs in 
this file.

>> +     * Add a platform device named "sbsa-gwdt" to match the platform
>> driver.
>> +     * "sbsa-gwdt": SBSA(Server Base System Architecture) Generic
>> Watchdog
>> +     * The platform driver can get device info below by matching this
>> name.
>
> * The platform driver (drivers/watchdog/sbsa_gwdt.c) can get device info
> below by matching this name.
>
> Adding the file name which will help for review and maintain in my
> opinion.

Except it will cause problems if the driver is renamed or moved.  I 
don't think this is a good idea, either (sorry!)

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