linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v3 1/3] platform/x86: intel_pmc_core: Convert to a platform

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Date:   Mon, 8 Apr 2019 21:44:44 +0300
From:   Andy Shevchenko <andy.shevchenko@...il.com>
To:     Rajat Jain <rajatja@...gle.com>
Cc:     Rajneesh Bhardwaj <rajneesh.bhardwaj@...el.com>,
        Vishwanath Somayaji <vishwanath.somayaji@...el.com>,
        Darren Hart <dvhart@...radead.org>,
        Andy Shevchenko <andy@...radead.org>,
        Platform Driver <platform-driver-x86@...r.kernel.org>,
        Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Tomasz Wysocki <Wysocki@...gle.com>,
        Rafael J <rafael.j.wysocki@...el.com>,
        Srinivas Pandruvada <srinivas.pandruvada@...ux.intel.com>,
        Furquan Shaikh <furquan@...gle.com>,
        Evan Green <evgreen@...gle.com>,
        Rajat Jain <rajatxjain@...il.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 1/3] platform/x86: intel_pmc_core: Convert to a platform_driver

On Mon, Apr 8, 2019 at 9:43 PM Rajat Jain <rajatja@...gle.com> wrote:
> On Mon, Apr 8, 2019 at 9:51 AM Andy Shevchenko
> <andy.shevchenko@...il.com> wrote:
> > On Fri, Apr 5, 2019 at 11:36 PM Rajat Jain <rajatja@...gle.com> wrote:

> > > +       switch (boot_cpu_data.x86_model) {
> >
> > I didn't get why this should be boot CPU?
> > Otherwise, leave the structure and leave the x86_match_cpu() call.
>
> I didn't quite understand the concern. The x86_match_cpu() also uses
> the same boot_cpu_data that I've used, am I missing something?

It's a detail of implementation, and instead of continue using nice
helpers, you open coded the similar.
Why?

-- 
With Best Regards,
Andy Shevchenko