linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v3] device property: don't bother the drivers with struct property

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Date:	Mon, 11 Apr 2016 17:20:34 +0100
From:	Lee Jones <lee.jones@...aro.org>
To:	"Rafael J. Wysocki" <rafael@...nel.org>
Cc:	Heikki Krogerus <heikki.krogerus@...ux.intel.com>,
	Daniel Mack <daniel@...que.org>,
	"Rafael J. Wysocki" <rjw@...ysocki.net>,
	Mika Westerberg <mika.westerberg@...ux.intel.com>,
	Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@...ux.intel.com>,
	Thierry Reding <treding@...dia.com>,
	ACPI Devel Maling List <linux-acpi@...r.kernel.org>,
	Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3] device property: don't bother the drivers with struct
 property_set

On Mon, 11 Apr 2016, Rafael J. Wysocki wrote:

> On Mon, Apr 11, 2016 at 4:05 PM, Lee Jones <lee.jones@...aro.org> wrote:
> > On Mon, 11 Apr 2016, Rafael J. Wysocki wrote:
> >
> >> On Mon, Apr 11, 2016 at 11:52 AM, Heikki Krogerus
> >> <heikki.krogerus@...ux.intel.com> wrote:
> >> > On Mon, Apr 11, 2016 at 09:20:27AM +0100, Lee Jones wrote:
> >> >> On Tue, 29 Mar 2016, Heikki Krogerus wrote:
> >> >>
> >> >> > Since device_add_property_set() now always takes a copy of
> >> >> > the property_set, and also since the fwnode type is always
> >> >> > hard coded to be FWNODE_PDATA, there is no need for the
> >> >> > drivers to deliver the entire struct property_set. The
> >> >> > function can just create the instance of it on its own and
> >> >> > bind the properties from the drivers to it on the spot.
> >> >> >
> >> >> > This renames device_add_property_set() to
> >> >> > device_add_properties(). The function now takes struct
> >> >> > property_entry as its parameter instead of struct
> >> >> > property_set.
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Reviewed-by: Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@...ux.intel.com>
> >> >> > Reviewed-by: Mika Westerberg <mika.westerberg@...ux.intel.com>
> >> >> > Acked-by: Thierry Reding <treding@...dia.com>
> >> >> > Acked-by: Lee Jones <lee.jones@...aro.org>
> >> >> > Signed-off-by: Heikki Krogerus <heikki.krogerus@...ux.intel.com>
> >> >> > ---
> >> >> >  arch/arm/mach-pxa/raumfeld.c      | 12 ++++--------
> >> >
> >> > Daniel, I think we just need your ACK for this one.
> >> >
> >> > Otherwise I think we are covered.
> >> >
> >> >> >  arch/arm/mach-tegra/board-paz00.c |  6 +-----
> >> >> >  drivers/base/platform.c           | 19 ++++++++++---------
> >> >> >  drivers/base/property.c           | 34 +++++++++++++++++++++-------------
> >> >> >  drivers/mfd/intel-lpss-acpi.c     | 12 ++----------
> >> >> >  drivers/mfd/intel-lpss-pci.c      | 20 ++++----------------
> >> >> >  drivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c          |  2 +-
> >> >> >  drivers/mfd/intel-lpss.h          |  4 ++--
> >> >> >  drivers/mfd/mfd-core.c            |  4 ++--
> >> >> >  include/linux/mfd/core.h          |  4 ++--
> >> >> >  include/linux/platform_device.h   |  6 +++---
> >> >> >  include/linux/property.h          | 15 +++------------
> >> >> >  12 files changed, 55 insertions(+), 83 deletions(-)
> >> >>
> >> >> What's happening with this patch?  I believe we're still missing
> >> >> Acks.  Once they are collected someone needs to create an immutable
> >> >> branch and send out a pull-request.
> >> >
> >> > Rafael, have you had time to take a look at this?
> >>
> >> Yes, it's in my bleeding-edge branch now.  I'm planning to move it to
> >> linux-next this week
> >
> > Please ensure you send out the relevant pull-requests.  Linus doesn't
> > look his best when he's angry.
> 
> I guess you mean I should expose by device-properties branch and
> notify the relevant people about that, right?

Exactly.  And the easiest way to do that is by sending out a
pull-request.

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