linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v4 1/2] gpio: add GPO driver for PCA9570

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Date:   Sat, 4 Jul 2020 13:05:57 +0300
From:   Andy Shevchenko <andy.shevchenko@...il.com>
To:     Sungbo Eo <mans0n@...ani.run>
Cc:     Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@...aro.org>,
        Bartosz Golaszewski <bgolaszewski@...libre.com>,
        Michael Walle <michael@...le.cc>,
        Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        "open list:GPIO SUBSYSTEM" <linux-gpio@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v4 1/2] gpio: add GPO driver for PCA9570

On Fri, Jul 3, 2020 at 3:13 AM Sungbo Eo <mans0n@...ani.run> wrote:
> On 2020-07-02 21:36, Andy Shevchenko wrote:
> >> +       gpio->chip.ngpio = i2c_match_id(pca9570_id_table, client)->driver_data;
> >
> > Oh, avoid direct access to the table like this. And you may simply use
> > device_get_match_data().
>
> I'm not sure if it really does the same thing, but I'll try following
> your suggestion.

It's an agnostic way to get it from fwnode enumerated devices. Since
you are using ->probe_new() the driver should rely on fwnode, that's
why the OF table has to have driver data be defined.

-- 
With Best Regards,
Andy Shevchenko