linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] of: Introduce of_node_get_match

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Date:   Fri, 9 Jun 2017 09:56:05 +0200
From:   Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@...ux-m68k.org>
To:     Vladimir Zapolskiy <vladimir_zapolskiy@...tor.com>
Cc:     Geert Uytterhoeven <geert+renesas@...der.be>,
        Rob Herring <robh+dt@...nel.org>,
        Frank Rowand <frowand.list@...il.com>,
        "devicetree@...r.kernel.org" <devicetree@...r.kernel.org>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] of: Introduce of_node_get_match_data() helper

Hi Vladimir,

On Fri, Jun 9, 2017 at 9:30 AM, Vladimir Zapolskiy
<vladimir_zapolskiy@...tor.com> wrote:
> On 04/25/2017 08:40 PM, Geert Uytterhoeven wrote:
>> If CONFIG_OF=n, code using
>>
>>     info = of_match_node(matchs, np)->data;
>>
>> fails to compile:
>>
>>     warning: dereferencing ‘void *’ pointer
>>     error: request for member ‘data’ in something not a structure or union
>
> IMHO firstly all the cases like one above must be fixed in place, in
> parallel do an overall conversion of subcases:
>
> -       of_id = of_match_node(some_dt_ids, dev->of_node);
> +       of_id = of_match_device(some_dt_ids, dev);
>
>> Follow the example set by of_device_get_match_data(), and introduce a
>> new helper of_node_get_match_data().  This will allow to increase
>> compile-testing coverage later.
>
> Unfortunately the proposed of_node_get_match_data() is not so similar
> to the of_device_get_match_data(), the latter one has only one input
> argument in opposite to of_match_device(), which is truly convenient.

Thanks to your comment, I realized I can just use of_device_get_match_data().
Hence I'd like to withdraw my patch.

Background: I encountered this in a clock driver, which started life as
a CLK_OF_DECLARE() driver, but ended up as a platform driver anyway.
CLK_OF_DECLARE() drivers don't have a struct device to use, so the
driver still used of_match_node() instead of of_match_device().

Gr{oetje,eeting}s,

                        Geert

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