linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 0/8] counter: Remove struct counter

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Message-ID: <20211221132258.472t537373vto7bz@pengutronix.de>
Date:   Tue, 21 Dec 2021 14:22:58 +0100
From:   Uwe Kleine-König <u.kleine-koenig@...gutronix.de>
To:     Lars-Peter Clausen <lars@...afoo.de>
Cc:     Alexandre Torgue <alexandre.torgue@...s.st.com>,
        David Lechner <david@...hnology.com>,
        Fabrice Gasnier <fabrice.gasnier@...s.st.com>,
        Jarkko Nikula <jarkko.nikula@...ux.intel.com>,
        Kamel Bouhara <kamel.bouhara@...tlin.com>,
        Maxime Coquelin <mcoquelin.stm32@...il.com>,
        Oleksij Rempel <linux@...pel-privat.de>,
        Patrick Havelange <patrick.havelange@...ensium.com>,
        Syed Nayyar Waris <syednwaris@...il.com>,
        William Breathitt Gray <vilhelm.gray@...il.com>,
        linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org, linux-iio@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-stm32@...md-mailman.stormreply.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/8] counter: Remove struct counter_device::priv

On Tue, Dec 21, 2021 at 01:04:50PM +0100, Lars-Peter Clausen wrote:
> On 12/21/21 12:35 PM, Uwe Kleine-König wrote:
> > On Tue, Dec 21, 2021 at 12:12:12PM +0100, Lars-Peter Clausen wrote:
> > > On 12/21/21 11:45 AM, Uwe Kleine-König wrote:
> > > > similar to patch
> > > > https://lore.kernel.org/r/4bde7cbd9e43a5909208102094444219d3154466.1640072891.git.vilhelm.gray@gmail.com
> > > > the usage of struct counter_device::priv can be replaced by
> > > > container_of which improves type safety and code size.
> > > > 
> > > > This series depends on above patch, converts the remaining drivers and
> > > > finally drops struct counter_device::priv.
> > > Not sure if this is such a good idea. struct counter_device should not be
> > > embedded in the drivers state struct in the first place.
> > Just to mention it: My patch series didn't change this, this was already
> > broken before.
> 
> I know, but this series has to be reverted when the framework is fixed.

All drivers have to be touched. With my patch series you have to modify
one function in each driver, without my patch you have touch nearly
every function.

*shrug*

Best regards
Uwe

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