linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 11/16] nvmem: add support for cell info

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Date:   Mon, 10 Sep 2018 09:53:49 +0100
From:   Srinivas Kandagatla <srinivas.kandagatla@...aro.org>
To:     Boris Brezillon <boris.brezillon@...tlin.com>
Cc:     Bartosz Golaszewski <brgl@...ev.pl>,
        "David S . Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
        Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab+samsung@...nel.org>,
        Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
        Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
        Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>,
        Jonathan Corbet <corbet@....net>, Sekhar Nori <nsekhar@...com>,
        Kevin Hilman <khilman@...nel.org>,
        David Lechner <david@...hnology.com>,
        Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>, Alban Bedel <albeu@...e.fr>,
        Maxime Ripard <maxime.ripard@...tlin.com>,
        Chen-Yu Tsai <wens@...e.org>, linux-doc@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org,
        Bartosz Golaszewski <bgolaszewski@...libre.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 11/16] nvmem: add support for cell info



On 10/09/18 08:36, Boris Brezillon wrote:
>>> --- /dev/null
>>> +++ b/include/linux/nvmem-machine.h
>> This should go in nvmem-consumer.h, I don't think we should add header
>> files for each usecase. These are nvmem consumers so lets put them in
>> correct header file.
> Actually no, it should go in nvmem-provider.h. Consumer should not be
> allowed to define cells, only reference existing ones.The usecase can be provider and consumer.
In arm machine use case it is a consumer and it other use cases this can 
be a provider.

I agree with you, It makes more sense to be in nvmem-provider.h

thanks,
srini
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Boris