linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/3] mtd: nand: pxa3xx

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Date:	Wed, 6 Jan 2016 16:04:10 -0800
From:	Brian Norris <computersforpeace@...il.com>
To:	Robert Jarzmik <robert.jarzmik@...e.fr>
Cc:	Ezequiel Garcia <ezequiel@...guardiasur.com.ar>,
	Ezequiel Garcia <ezequiel.garcia@...e-electrons.com>,
	David Woodhouse <dwmw2@...radead.org>,
	"linux-mtd@...ts.infradead.org" <linux-mtd@...ts.infradead.org>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/3] mtd: nand: pxa3xx_nand: add register access debug

On Sat, Dec 19, 2015 at 01:19:26PM +0100, Robert Jarzmik wrote:
> Brian Norris <computersforpeace@...il.com> writes:
> 
> > I don't have very strong opinions on this. It's kind of annoying to have
> > this sort of stuff duplicated for every driver, if it's really needed.
> > But I'll admit this kind of infrastructure is sometimes useful.
> >
> > Anecdote: I recently found the regmap trace event infrastructure pretty
> > nice for debugging some other drivers. This would only require you to
> > have tracing enabled, and then no recompiles are necessary at all. Just
> > cmdline changes.
> >
> > So, I could go with this patch, if Robert still desires it. Or you could
> > convert to using regmap for MMIO :)
> I'm as you, I don't feel strong opinion about it, I'd like to have a debug
> tracing tool, be that this patch or regmap MMIO.

Regmap is probably overkill, and wouldn't do a lot to satisfy Ezequiel's
concern, I expect.

> If we all agree on a path I could even make the final patch, whichever solution
> is chosen.

I'm OK with this one, which still applies OK for me. But I do have one
comment, which I'll post at the top-level.

Brian
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