linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 2/2] Embedded USB Debugger (EUD) driver

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Message-ID: <aade97184ee5027ac6e32fd742cfbc5a@codeaurora.org>
Date:   Tue, 11 Sep 2018 13:40:19 -0700
From:   pheragu@...eaurora.org
To:     Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
Cc:     Manu Gautam <mgautam@...eaurora.org>,
        linux-arm-msm@...r.kernel.org, linux-usb@...r.kernel.org,
        devicetree@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        ckadabi@...eaurora.org, tsoni@...eaurora.org,
        rnayak@...eaurora.org, bryanh@...eaurora.org,
        psodagud@...eaurora.org,
        Satya Durga Srinivasu Prabhala <satyap@...eaurora.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 2/2] Embedded USB Debugger (EUD) driver

On 2018-09-05 04:18, Greg KH wrote:
> On Wed, Sep 05, 2018 at 03:01:26PM +0530, Manu Gautam wrote:
>> Hi,
>> 
>> 
>> On 9/5/2018 3:04 AM, Prakruthi Deepak Heragu wrote:
>> > Add support for control peripheral of EUD (Embedded USB Debugger) to
>> > listen to events such as USB attach/detach, charger enable/disable, pet
>> > EUD to indicate software is functional.
>> >
>> > Signed-off-by: Satya Durga Srinivasu Prabhala <satyap@...eaurora.org>
>> > Signed-off-by: Prakruthi Deepak Heragu <pheragu@...eaurora.org>
>> > ---
>> >  drivers/soc/qcom/Kconfig  |  12 ++
>> >  drivers/soc/qcom/Makefile |   1 +
>> >  drivers/soc/qcom/eud.c    | 338 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>> >  3 files changed, 351 insertions(+)
>> >  create mode 100644 drivers/soc/qcom/eud.c
>> >
>> > diff --git a/drivers/soc/qcom/Kconfig b/drivers/soc/qcom/Kconfig
>> [snip]
>> > +
>> > +#define EUD_ENABLE_CMD 1
>> > +#define EUD_DISABLE_CMD 0
>> 
>> Why not use module param as boolean? I mean zero to disable and 
>> non-zero to enable?
> 
> Never use module parameters on new code, as it's really hard to ever
> change them.  It also doesn't work for multiple devices of the same
> type.
> 
If not for module_param, do you suggest we use sysfs? module_param also 
provides a
facility to control these parameters through command line too. If we 
can't use
module_param, do you expect us to use __setup(..) API?

> thanks,
> 
> greg k-h

Regards,
Prakruthi Deepak Heragu