linux-kernel - Re: [RFC PATCH 1/8] mtd: rawnand: ams-delta: Use private structure

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Date:   Fri, 20 Jul 2018 19:57:12 +0200
From:   Janusz Krzysztofik <jmkrzyszt@...il.com>
To:     Boris Brezillon <boris.brezillon@...tlin.com>
Cc:     Miquel Raynal <miquel.raynal@...tlin.com>,
        Tony Lindgren <tony@...mide.com>,
        Aaro Koskinen <aaro.koskinen@....fi>,
        Grygorii Strashko <grygorii.strashko@...com>,
        Santosh Shilimkar <ssantosh@...nel.org>,
        Kevin Hilman <khilman@...nel.org>,
        Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@...aro.org>,
        Richard Weinberger <richard@....at>,
        David Woodhouse <dwmw2@...radead.org>,
        Brian Norris <computersforpeace@...il.com>,
        Marek Vasut <marek.vasut@...il.com>,
        linux-mtd@...ts.infradead.org,
        linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org, linux-omap@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-gpio@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        Artem Bityutskiy <artem.bityutskiy@...ux.intel.com>
Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH 1/8] mtd: rawnand: ams-delta: Use private structure

On Thursday, July 19, 2018 8:17:28 AM CEST Boris Brezillon wrote:
> On Thu, 19 Jul 2018 01:57:03 +0200
> Janusz Krzysztofik <jmkrzyszt@...il.com> wrote:
> 
> > Introduce a driver private structure and allocate it on device probe.
> > Use it for storing nand_chip structure, GPIO descriptors prevoiusly
> > stored in static variables as well as io_base pointer previously passed
> > as nand controller data or platform driver data.
> 
> That's a good thing. Thanks for doing that.
> 
> > Subsequent patches
> > may populate the structure with more members as needed.
> > 
> > While at it, fix missing mtd->dev.parent and drop useless mtd->owner.
> 
> I'd prefer to have it done in a separate patch if you don't mind.

No problem, I'll split it.

Thanks,
Janusz