linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] leds: leds-fsg: Use devm_led_classdev

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Date:	Tue, 18 Aug 2015 14:36:55 +0200
From:	Jacek Anaszewski <j.anaszewski@...sung.com>
To:	Vaishali Thakkar <vthakkar1994@...il.com>
Cc:	linux-leds@...r.kernel.org, Bryan Wu <cooloney@...il.com>,
	Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] leds: leds-fsg: Use devm_led_classdev_register

On 08/18/2015 02:14 PM, Vaishali Thakkar wrote:
> On Tue, Aug 18, 2015 at 12:57 PM, Jacek Anaszewski
> <j.anaszewski@...sung.com> wrote:
>> Hi Vaishali,
>>
>> On 08/18/2015 07:46 AM, Vaishali Thakkar wrote:
>>>
>>> On Mon, Aug 17, 2015 at 2:02 PM, Vaishali Thakkar
>>> <vthakkar1994@...il.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On 17 Aug 2015 13:57, "Jacek Anaszewski" <j.anaszewski@...sung.com>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Hi Vaishali,
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks for the patch. Unfortunately it causes build break.
>>>>> Please fix the issues and resubmit.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Oops! I am really very sorry. By mistake I sent a basic version of patch
>>>> instead of final one. Thanks for the review.
>>>>
>>>> I'll send v2 with the fix of that build error.
>>>
>>>
>>> Hi Jacek,
>>>
>>> Can you please tell me what are those build errors?
>>> After looking at my patch, I can expect that as I forgot to
>>> remove '.remove         = fsg_led_remove' from structure,
>>> it can cause an error. Also, there is one typing mistake in
>>> function name. So, both of these can be a reason for
>>> breaking a build.
>>
>>
>> Those was the errors I experienced too.
>>
>>> Also to be on safe side, I tried to cross compile it for arm
>>> architecture. But to my surprise, it is not compiling properly.
>>> So, it would be good if you can point me to the script you
>>> used for compilation so that I can check it before sending a new
>>> version.
>>
>>
>> I am using arm-linux-gnueabi cross toolchain.
>>
>> config: arch/arm/configs/ixp4xx_defconfig
>>
>> Build command:
>>
>> make ARCH=arm CROSS_COMPILE=arm-linux-gnueabi- all
>
> Ok. Thanks for the information. I was using
> https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/wfg/lkp-tests.git/plain/sbin/make.cross.
>
>> After fixing the errors compilation succeeded.
>> Do you have a hardware to test the modifications against?
>
> Ok. I checked with arm-linux-gnueabi cross toolchain
> and fixing these 2 errors allow us to compile the file
> successfully.
>
> No, I don't have a hardware to test these modifications.
> I think this change should not lead to any breakage. But
> yes it is good to test such changes. Can you please test
> it for me (if you have a hardware), so that I can send v2
> with fixing those errors?

I don't have the hardware either. I assumed that you had a personal
interest in modifying this driver, and that you might have had the
hardware. The modifications are pretty straightforward, compile-testing
should suffice. Please submit v2.

-- 
Best Regards,
Jacek Anaszewski
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