linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/7] mfd: syscon: atmel-smc: Add new helpers to ease SMC regs manipulation

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Date:   Tue, 14 Mar 2017 18:21:17 +0100
From:   Boris Brezillon <boris.brezillon@...e-electrons.com>
To:     Lee Jones <lee.jones@...aro.org>
Cc:     Nicolas Ferre <nicolas.ferre@...el.com>,
        Alexandre Belloni <alexandre.belloni@...e-electrons.com>,
        linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org,
        Samuel Ortiz <sameo@...ux.intel.com>,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/7] mfd: syscon: atmel-smc: Add new helpers to ease SMC
 regs manipulation

On Tue, 14 Mar 2017 17:00:03 +0000
Lee Jones <lee.jones@...aro.org> wrote:

> On Mon, 20 Feb 2017, Boris Brezillon wrote:
> 
> > These new helpers + macro definitions are meant to replace the old ones
> > which are unpractical to use.
> > 
> > Note that the macros and function prefixes have been intentionally
> > changed to ATMEL_[H]SMC_XX and atmel_[h]smc_ to reflect the fact that
> > this IP is also embedded in avr32 SoCs (and not only in at91 ones).  
> 
> I'm going to NACK this patch.
> 
> I don't see any reason why all those functions have to be inline and
> shoved into a header file.

Because those are simple conversion helpers, and I thought a
dedicated C file was not required, but I can move them into a C file
and export these functions using EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL() if you prefer.

Would that work for you?