linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 06/12] software_node: Add support for fwnode

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Message-ID: <6ba5c14a-e88b-0bb3-86f7-a7d93741bc31@gmail.com>
Date:   Fri, 18 Dec 2020 22:26:13 +0000
From:   Daniel Scally <djrscally@...il.com>
To:     Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@...ux.intel.com>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 06/12] software_node: Add support for fwnode_graph*()
 family of functions

On 18/12/2020 20:37, Andy Shevchenko wrote:
> On Thu, Dec 17, 2020 at 11:43:31PM +0000, Daniel Scally wrote:
>> From: Heikki Krogerus <heikki.krogerus@...ux.intel.com>
>>
>> This implements the remaining .graph_* callbacks in the
>> fwnode operations structure for the software nodes. That makes
>> the fwnode_graph*() functions available in the drivers also
>> when software nodes are used.
>>
>> The implementation tries to mimic the "OF graph" as much as
>> possible, but there is no support for the "reg" device
>> property. The ports will need to have the index in their
>> name which starts with "port@" (for example "port@0", "port@1",
>> ...) and endpoints will use the index of the software node
>> that is given to them during creation. The port nodes can
>> also be grouped under a specially named "ports" subnode,
>> just like in DT, if necessary.
>>
>> The remote-endpoints are reference properties under the
>> endpoint nodes that are named "remote-endpoint".
> 
> ...
> 
>> +	while ((port = software_node_get_next_child(parent, old))) {
>> +		if (!strncmp(to_swnode(port)->node->name, "port", 4))
>> +			return port;
>> +		old = port;
>> +	}
> 
> Dunno if we need defines for port and its length here.

Mmm, maybe a comment?

> ...
> 
>> +	ret = kstrtou32(swnode->parent->node->name + 5, 10, &endpoint->port);
> 
> But here at least comment is needed what 5 means ('port@' I suppose).

Ack - I'll add an explanatory comment (and yep, it's 'port@')

>> +	if (ret)
>> +		return ret;
> 
>