linux-kernel - Re: [RFC v2 1/5] UDC: Split the driver into amd (pci) and Synopsys core driver

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Date:   Thu, 19 Jan 2017 16:14:04 +0530
From:   Raviteja Garimella <raviteja.garimella@...adcom.com>
To:     Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@...il.com>
Cc:     Rob Herring <robh+dt@...nel.org>,
        Mark Rutland <mark.rutland@....com>,
        Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
        Felipe Balbi <balbi@...nel.org>, devicetree@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        BCM Kernel Feedback <bcm-kernel-feedback-list@...adcom.com>,
        linux-usb@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [RFC v2 1/5] UDC: Split the driver into amd (pci) and Synopsys
 core driver

Hi,

On Thu, Jan 19, 2017 at 12:15 AM, Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@...il.com> wrote:
> On 01/17/2017 12:05 AM, Raviteja Garimella wrote:
>> This patch splits the amd5536udc driver into two -- one that does
>> pci device registration and the other file that does the rest of
>> the driver tasks like the gadget/ep ops etc for Synopsys UDC.
>>
>> This way of splitting helps in exporting core driver symbols which
>> can be used by any other platform/pci driver that is written for
>> the same Synopsys USB device controller.
>>
>> The current patch also includes a change in the Kconfig and Makefile.
>> A new config option USB_SNP_CORE will be selected automatically when
>> any one of the platform or pci driver for the same UDC is selected.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Raviteja Garimella <raviteja.garimella@...adcom.com>
>
> Although the changes you have done make sense and it is most certainly a
> good idea to split udc core from bus specific glue logic, it is really
> hard to review the changes per-se because of the file rename, could that
> happen at a later time?

If you start looking at this specific patch from the header file (amd5536udc.h),
the additions in there comprise of:
- 9 function declarations
- some module parameter variable declarations that's moved out from the older
  common file amd5536udc.c
- 2 #includes that are needed by all files.

So, basically what's done for this split is that:
1. the static keyword is removed from those 9 functions in the new file
    snps_udc_core.c and are exported.
2. The module parameters declarations (since they are used in both core
    and pci file) are moved to the header file now.

Rest all is same as in old amd5536udc.c common file. It's just a copy from the
old file.

And, the file amd5536udc.c will now only do the pci device probe and
remove functions.

I hope this helps. Please let me know of any clarifications needed.
Since both the files are required to be reviewed, I think renaming is
inevitable.

Thanks,
Ravi

>
> Also, keep in mind that anytime a driver file is renamed, this poses a
> backport/maintenance issue where backporting fixes from latest upstream
> to a kernel version that has a different file/directory structure is a
> major pain.
> --
> Florian