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

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Message-ID: <CAJZ5v0irXZTVAPrP40oEPahxQb-DNOO_-CKLBhJFx_7rmQodiA@mail.gmail.com>
Date:	Mon, 11 Apr 2016 23:14:35 +0200
From:	"Rafael J. Wysocki" <rafael@...nel.org>
To:	Lee Jones <lee.jones@...aro.org>
Cc:	"Rafael J. Wysocki" <rafael@...nel.org>,
	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, Apr 11, 2016 at 6:20 PM, Lee Jones <lee.jones@...aro.org> wrote:
> 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.

I hoping that sending a message with the relevant information in a
reply to this one will be sufficient.

Thanks,
Rafael