linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 2/6] fpga: dfl: Move the DFH definitions

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Date:   Fri, 30 Sep 2022 13:01:44 +0800
From:   Xu Yilun <yilun.xu@...el.com>
To:     Tom Rix <trix@...hat.com>
Cc:     matthew.gerlach@...ux.intel.com, hao.wu@...el.com,
        russell.h.weight@...el.com, basheer.ahmed.muddebihal@...el.com,
        mdf@...nel.org, linux-fpga@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-doc@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        tianfei.zhang@...el.com, corbet@....net,
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        jirislaby@...nel.org, geert+renesas@...der.be,
        andriy.shevchenko@...ux.intel.com,
        niklas.soderlund+renesas@...natech.se, phil.edworthy@...esas.com,
        macro@...am.me.uk, johan@...nel.org, lukas@...ner.de,
        Basheer Ahmed Muddebihal 
        <basheer.ahmed.muddebihal@...ux.intel.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 2/6] fpga: dfl: Move the DFH definitions

On 2022-09-24 at 06:00:19 -0700, Tom Rix wrote:
> 
> On 9/23/22 5:17 AM, matthew.gerlach@...ux.intel.com wrote:
> > From: Basheer Ahmed Muddebihal <basheer.ahmed.muddebihal@...ux.intel.com>
> > 
> > Moving the DFH register offset and register definitions from
> > drivers/fpga/dfl.h to include/linux/dfl.h. These definitions
> > need to be accessed by dfl drivers that are outside of
> > drivers/fpga.
> 
> This comment does not match what is done.
> 
> A move, a change in names and the introduction new defines.
> 
> I am not sure if moving these #defines is the best approach, the later use
> of the in the uart with FIELD_GET's i think should be wrapped as functions
> and these functions exported rather than the #defines.

I agree, to play with all domains across kernel, we'd better not expose
too much bus specific details.

Thanks,
Yilun