linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 2/2] staging: wfx: apply the necessary SDIO quirks for the Silabs WF200

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Date:   Thu, 17 Feb 2022 16:58:42 +0100
From:   Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
To:     Jérôme Pouiller <jerome.pouiller@...abs.com>
Cc:     Ulf Hansson <ulf.hansson@...aro.org>,
        Kalle Valo <kvalo@...nel.org>, devel@...verdev.osuosl.org,
        netdev@...r.kernel.org, linux-wireless@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-mmc@...r.kernel.org,
        Pali Rohár <pali@...nel.org>,
        "David S . Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/2] staging: wfx: apply the necessary SDIO quirks for
 the Silabs WF200

On Thu, Feb 17, 2022 at 04:41:38PM +0100, Jérôme Pouiller wrote:
> On Thursday 17 February 2022 16:04:51 CET Kalle Valo wrote:
> > Ulf Hansson <ulf.hansson@...aro.org> writes:
> > > On Thu, 17 Feb 2022 at 10:59, Kalle Valo <kvalo@...nel.org> wrote:
> > >> Jerome Pouiller <Jerome.Pouiller@...abs.com> writes:
> > >> > From: Jérôme Pouiller <jerome.pouiller@...abs.com>
> > >> >
> > >> > Until now, the SDIO quirks are applied directly from the driver.
> > >> > However, it is better to apply the quirks before driver probing. So,
> > >> > this patch relocate the quirks in the MMC framework.
> > >>
> > >> It would be good to know how this is better, what's the concrete
> > >> advantage?
> > >
> > > The mmc core has a quirk interface for all types of cards
> > > (eMMC/SD/SDIO), which thus keeps these things from sprinkling to
> > > drivers. In some cases, the quirk needs to be applied already during
> > > card initialization, which is earlier than when probing an SDIO func
> > > driver or the MMC block device driver.
> > >
> > > Perhaps it's a good idea to explain a bit about this in the commit message.
> > 
> > I would add the whole paragraph to the commit log :)
> 
> Arf, Greg has just pulled this patch into staging-testing. I assume it is
> too late to change the commit message.

I can drop it, but really, it's fine as-is.

thanks,

greg k-h