linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 2/3] iio: accel: kionix-kx022a: Add chip

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Date:   Mon, 20 Mar 2023 14:52:46 +0200
From:   Matti Vaittinen <mazziesaccount@...il.com>
To:     Jonathan Cameron <Jonathan.Cameron@...wei.com>
Cc:     Mehdi Djait <mehdi.djait.k@...il.com>, jic23@...nel.org,
        krzysztof.kozlowski+dt@...aro.org,
        andriy.shevchenko@...ux.intel.com, linux-iio@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, devicetree@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/3] iio: accel: kionix-kx022a: Add chip_info structure

On 3/20/23 14:34, Jonathan Cameron wrote:
> On Mon, 20 Mar 2023 11:35:06 +0200
> Matti Vaittinen <mazziesaccount@...il.com> wrote:
> 
>> On 3/17/23 01:48, Mehdi Djait wrote:
>>
>> OTOH, to really benefit from this we should probably pull out the
>> regmap-configs from the kionix-kx022a.c. I am not really sure where we
>> should put it then though. Hence, if there is no good ideas how to split
>> the config and chip-info so they are only available/used where needed -
>> then I am also Ok with the current approach.
> 
> Definitely stick to current approach.  If I had the time I'd
> rip out all the code useing enums in match tables. It's bitten us
> a few times with nasty to track down bugs that only affect more obscure
> ways of binding the driver.
> 

Seems like Jonathan has a strong opinion on this. Please follow his and 
Andy's guidance on this one and forget my comment.


Yours,
	-- Matti

-- 
Matti Vaittinen
Linux kernel developer at ROHM Semiconductors
Oulu Finland

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