linux-kernel - RE: [PATCH 1/6] crypto: starfive - Add StarFive crypto engine support

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Message-ID: <291d6d792df648afa9033e7fe8c7a0f4@EXMBX068.cuchost.com>
Date:   Thu, 1 Dec 2022 09:43:42 +0000
From:   JiaJie Ho <jiajie.ho@...rfivetech.com>
To:     Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzysztof.kozlowski@...aro.org>,
        Herbert Xu <herbert@...dor.apana.org.au>,
        "David S . Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
        "Rob Herring" <robh+dt@...nel.org>,
        Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzysztof.kozlowski+dt@...aro.org>
CC:     "linux-crypto@...r.kernel.org" <linux-crypto@...r.kernel.org>,
        "devicetree@...r.kernel.org" <devicetree@...r.kernel.org>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        "linux-riscv@...ts.infradead.org" <linux-riscv@...ts.infradead.org>
Subject: RE: [PATCH 1/6] crypto: starfive - Add StarFive crypto engine support



> -----Original Message-----
> From: Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzysztof.kozlowski@...aro.org>
> Sent: Thursday, December 1, 2022 5:29 PM
> To: JiaJie Ho <jiajie.ho@...rfivetech.com>; Herbert Xu
> <herbert@...dor.apana.org.au>; David S . Miller <davem@...emloft.net>;
> Rob Herring <robh+dt@...nel.org>; Krzysztof Kozlowski
> <krzysztof.kozlowski+dt@...aro.org>
> Cc: linux-crypto@...r.kernel.org; devicetree@...r.kernel.org; linux-
> kernel@...r.kernel.org; linux-riscv@...ts.infradead.org
> Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/6] crypto: starfive - Add StarFive crypto engine
> support
> 
> On 01/12/2022 07:52, JiaJie Ho wrote:
> 
> >>> +
> >>> +static inline u32 starfive_sec_read(struct starfive_sec_dev *sdev,
> >>> +u32 offset) {
> >>> +	return __raw_readl(sdev->io_base + offset);
> >>
> >> I don't think these read/write wrappers help anyhow...
> >>
> >
> > These wrappers are used by the crypto primitives in this patch series.
> > I'll move these to subsequent patches when they are first used.
> >
> > Thank you for spending time reviewing and providing helpful comments
> > for this driver.
> >
> 
> Just drop the wrappers. I said they do not help and your answer "are used"
> does not explain anything. If you insist on keeping them, please explain what
> are the benefits except more code and more indirections/layers making it
> more difficult to read?
> 

I'll drop these in the next version.
Thanks again for the suggestion.

Regards,
Jia Jie