linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v3.1 1/2] device property: Add device_get_bd_address() and fwnode_get_bd

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Date:   Wed, 26 Sep 2018 14:03:39 -0700
From:   Matthias Kaehlcke <mka@...omium.org>
To:     Heikki Krogerus <heikki.krogerus@...ux.intel.com>
Cc:     Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
        "Rafael J . Wysocki" <rafael@...nel.org>,
        Sakari Ailus <sakari.ailus@...ux.intel.com>,
        Marcin Wojtas <mw@...ihalf.com>,
        Andy Shevchenko Andy Shevchenko <andy.shevchenko@...il.com>,
        Sinan Kaya <okaya@...eaurora.org>,
        Marcel Holtmann <marcel@...tmann.org>,
        Johan Hedberg <johan.hedberg@...il.com>,
        Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
        Pekka Enberg <penberg@...nel.org>,
        Masahiro Yamada <yamada.masahiro@...ionext.com>,
        Alexey Dobriyan <adobriyan@...il.com>,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-bluetooth@...r.kernel.org,
        Balakrishna Godavarthi <bgodavar@...eaurora.org>,
        Loic Poulain <loic.poulain@...aro.org>,
        Brian Norris <briannorris@...omium.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3.1 1/2] device property: Add device_get_bd_address()
 and fwnode_get_bd_address()

On Wed, Sep 26, 2018 at 02:36:25PM +0300, Heikki Krogerus wrote:
> On Tue, Sep 25, 2018 at 12:10:13PM -0700, Matthias Kaehlcke wrote:
> > +/**
> > + * fwnode_get_bd_address - Get the Bluetooth Device Address (BD_ADDR) from the
> > + *                         firmware node
> > + * @fwnode:	Pointer to the firmware node
> > + * @bd_addr:	Pointer to struct to store the BD address in
> > + *
> > + * Search the firmware node for 'local-bd-address'.
> > + *
> > + * All-zero BD addresses are rejected, because those could be properties
> > + * that exist in the firmware tables, but were not updated by the firmware. For
> > + * example, the DTS could define 'local-bd-address', with zero BD addresses.
> > + */
> > +int fwnode_get_bd_address(struct fwnode_handle *fwnode, bdaddr_t *bd_addr)
> > +{
> > +	bdaddr_t ba;
> > +	int ret;
> > +
> > +	ret = fwnode_property_read_u8_array(fwnode, "local-bd-address",
> > +					    (u8 *)&ba, sizeof(bdaddr_t));
> > +	if (ret < 0)
> > +		return ret;
> > +	if (is_zero_ether_addr((u8 *)&ba))
> > +		return -ENODATA;
> > +
> > +	memcpy(bd_addr, &ba, sizeof(bdaddr_t));
> > +
> > +	return 0;
> > +}
> > +EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(fwnode_get_bd_address);
> > +
> > +/**
> > + * device_get_bd_address - Get the Bluetooth Device Address (BD_ADDR) for a
> > + *                         given device
> > + * @dev:	Pointer to the device
> > + * @bd_addr:	Pointer to struct to store the BD address in
> > + */
> > +int device_get_bd_address(struct device *dev, bdaddr_t *bd_addr)
> > +{
> > +	return fwnode_get_bd_address(dev_fwnode(dev), bd_addr);
> > +}
> > +EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(device_get_bd_address);
> 
> Let's not fill property.c with framework specific helper functions any
> more!
> 
> Those functions are completely bluetooth specific, so they do not
> belong here. The fact that some other framework already managed to
> slip their helpers in does not justify others to do the same.

You have a point, I'll see if I can find a better place.

Thanks

Matthias