linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/5] platform/chrome: cros_ec_lpc: Move mec

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Date:   Mon, 31 Oct 2022 13:14:41 +0800
From:   Tzung-Bi Shih <tzungbi@...nel.org>
To:     Brian Norris <briannorris@...omium.org>
Cc:     Benson Leung <bleung@...omium.org>,
        Guenter Roeck <groeck@...omium.org>,
        chrome-platform@...ts.linux.dev, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/5] platform/chrome: cros_ec_lpc: Move mec_init/destroy
 to device probe/remove

On Mon, Oct 31, 2022 at 12:55:57PM +0800, Tzung-Bi Shih wrote:
> On Fri, Oct 28, 2022 at 02:14:45PM -0700, Brian Norris wrote:
> > Disregarding the weird global state hiding in this cros_ec_lpc_mec_*()
> > stuff, it belongs in device probe/remove. We shouldn't assume we can
> > access hardware resources when the device isn't attached to the driver.
> 
> It's also weird that cros_ec_lpc_mec_destroy() destroies a statically
> allocated mutex[1].  How about let's remove it?

If it makes sense:
https://patchwork.kernel.org/project/chrome-platform/patch/20221031050657.3899359-1-tzungbi@kernel.org/