linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] Input: edt-ft5x06 - add fw

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Date:   Tue, 17 Mar 2020 12:42:23 +0200
From:   Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@...ux.intel.com>
To:     Martin Kepplinger <martin.kepplinger@...i.sm>
Cc:     dmitry.torokhov@...il.com, m.felsch@...gutronix.de,
        mylene.josserand@...tlin.com, linux-input@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Input: edt-ft5x06 - add fw_version debugfs file to read

On Tue, Mar 17, 2020 at 11:25:39AM +0100, Martin Kepplinger wrote:
> On 16.03.20 15:40, Andy Shevchenko wrote:
> > On Mon, Mar 16, 2020 at 03:27:56PM +0100, Martin Kepplinger wrote:
> >> Add simple fw_version file in debugfs to read the value from 0xa6
> >> which is the firmware version.
> > 
> > 
> > If you switch to regmap I²C API you will get this for free for all defined
> > registers.
> > 
> > So, I highly recommend to consider above.
> > 
> 
> I don't know all the devices and modes well enough if the current raw
> read/write buffers always translate to (only) buf[0] being the register
> address.
> 
> If you tell me I can assume just that, I'm happy to do a larger change
> that completely does aways with the current raw buffers.

I have only one device at hand, so, I can't tell for all neither.
Maybe Dmitry has an opinion on this?

> Otherwise:
> 
> Does is make sense to *add* just a few regmap calls but keep the current
> i2c_transfer in place for the calls I'm not sure about? I could do that
> in any case.

I think it's way to the opposite direction, i.e. increasing burden
(for maintainability) and technical debt.

-- 
With Best Regards,
Andy Shevchenko