linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v10] i2c: virtio: add a virtio i2c frontend driver

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Message-ID: <bf672e9b-85ba-e234-8a4e-d562ae7fb7a3@intel.com>
Date:   Thu, 15 Apr 2021 16:20:47 +0800
From:   Jie Deng <jie.deng@...el.com>
To:     Wolfram Sang <wsa@...nel.org>,
        Viresh Kumar <viresh.kumar@...aro.org>,
        Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>,
        Linux I2C <linux-i2c@...r.kernel.org>,
        virtualization@...ts.linux-foundation.org,
        Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        "Michael S. Tsirkin" <mst@...hat.com>,
        Jason Wang <jasowang@...hat.com>,
        Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@...ux.intel.com>,
        conghui.chen@...el.com, kblaiech@...lanox.com,
        jarkko.nikula@...ux.intel.com,
        Sergey Semin <Sergey.Semin@...kalelectronics.ru>,
        Mike Rapoport <rppt@...nel.org>, loic.poulain@...aro.org,
        Tali Perry <tali.perry1@...il.com>,
        Uwe Kleine-König <u.kleine-koenig@...gutronix.de>,
        Bjorn Andersson <bjorn.andersson@...aro.org>,
        yu1.wang@...el.com, shuo.a.liu@...el.com,
        Stefan Hajnoczi <stefanha@...hat.com>,
        Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@...hat.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v10] i2c: virtio: add a virtio i2c frontend driver


On 2021/4/15 16:18, Wolfram Sang wrote:
> On Thu, Apr 15, 2021 at 04:15:07PM +0800, Jie Deng wrote:
>> On 2021/4/15 15:28, Wolfram Sang wrote:
>>
>>>> Now that we were able to catch you, I will use the opportunity to
>>>> clarify the doubts I had.
>>>>
>>>> - struct mutex lock in struct virtio_i2c, I don't think this is
>>>>     required since the core takes care of locking in absence of this.
>>> This is likely correct.
>> OK. Then I will remove the lock.
> Let me have a look first, please.


Sure. Thank you.


>>>> - Use of I2C_CLASS_DEPRECATED flag, I don't think it is required for
>>>>     new drivers.
>>> This is definately correct :)
>> Do you mean a new driver doesn't need to set the following ?
>>
>> vi->adap.class = I2C_CLASS_DEPRECATED;
>>
>> Just leave the class to be 0 ?
> Yes. DEPRECATED is only for drivers which used to have a class and then
> chose to remove it.


Got it. Thanks for your clarification.