linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 06/17] pinctrl: uniphier: allocate struct pinctrl

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Message-ID: <CACRpkdbGiH1+ShZ53CMJkuR7n0MANcdKhgAEYFua_TUbmS-_Yw@mail.gmail.com>
Date:	Tue, 31 May 2016 12:41:22 +0200
From:	Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@...aro.org>
To:	Masahiro Yamada <yamada.masahiro@...ionext.com>
Cc:	"linux-gpio@...r.kernel.org" <linux-gpio@...r.kernel.org>,
	"linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org" 
	<linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 06/17] pinctrl: uniphier: allocate struct pinctrl_desc in
 probe function

On Tue, May 31, 2016 at 10:05 AM, Masahiro Yamada
<yamada.masahiro@...ionext.com> wrote:

> Currently, every SoC driver defines struct pinctrl_desc statically,
> i.e. it consumes memory footprint even if it is not probed.
>
> In multi-platform, many pinctrl drivers are linked (generally as
> built-in objects), although only one of them is actually used.
> So, it is reasonable to allocate memory dynamically where possible.
>
> Signed-off-by: Masahiro Yamada <yamada.masahiro@...ionext.com>

Patch applied.

Yours,
Linus Walleij