linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 2/4] MFD: intel

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Date:   Wed, 30 Jun 2021 11:15:16 +0100
From:   Lee Jones <lee.jones@...aro.org>
To:     "David E. Box" <david.e.box@...ux.intel.com>
Cc:     hdegoede@...hat.com, mgross@...ux.intel.com, bhelgaas@...gle.com,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, platform-driver-x86@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-pci@...r.kernel.org,
        Andy Shevchenko <andy.shevchenko@...il.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/4] MFD: intel_pmt: Remove OOBMSM device

On Thu, 17 Jun 2021, David E. Box wrote:

> Unlike the other devices in intel_pmt, the Out of Band Management Services
> Module (OOBMSM) is actually not a PMT dedicated device. It can also be used
> to describe non-PMT capabilities. Like PMT, these capabilities are also
> enumerated using PCIe Vendor Specific registers in config space. In order
> to better support these devices without the confusion of a dependency on
> MFD_INTEL_PMT, remove the OOBMSM device from intel_pmt so that it can be
> later placed in its own driver. Since much of the same code will be used by
> intel_pmt and the new driver, create a new file with symbols to be used by
> both.
> 
> While performing this split we need to also handle the creation of platform
> devices for the non-PMT capabilities. Currently PMT devices are named by
> their capability (e.g. pmt_telemetry). Instead, generically name them by
> their capability ID (e.g. intel_extnd_cap_2). This allows the IDs to be
> created automatically.  However, to ensure that unsupported devices aren't
> created, use an allow list to specify supported capabilities.
> 
> Signed-off-by: David E. Box <david.e.box@...ux.intel.com>
> ---
>  MAINTAINERS                                |   1 +
>  drivers/mfd/Kconfig                        |   4 +
>  drivers/mfd/Makefile                       |   1 +
>  drivers/mfd/intel_extended_caps.c          | 208 +++++++++++++++++++++

Please consider moving this <whatever this is> out to either
drivers/pci or drivers/platform/x86.

I suggest Andy should also be on Cc.

>  drivers/mfd/intel_extended_caps.h          |  40 ++++
>  drivers/mfd/intel_pmt.c                    | 198 ++------------------
>  drivers/platform/x86/intel_pmt_crashlog.c  |   2 +-
>  drivers/platform/x86/intel_pmt_telemetry.c |   2 +-
>  8 files changed, 270 insertions(+), 186 deletions(-)
>  create mode 100644 drivers/mfd/intel_extended_caps.c
>  create mode 100644 drivers/mfd/intel_extended_caps.h

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Lee Jones [李琼斯]
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