linux-kernel - Re: [RFC PATCH 0/8] PCI: Define Intel PCI IDs and use them in drivers

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Message-ID: <ZJxIZGV4+5Al0CpW@smile.fi.intel.com>
Date:   Wed, 28 Jun 2023 17:49:08 +0300
From:   Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@...el.com>
To:     Amadeusz Sławiński 
        <amadeuszx.slawinski@...ux.intel.com>
Cc:     Bjorn Helgaas <bhelgaas@...gle.com>,
        Mark Brown <broonie@...nel.org>, Takashi Iwai <tiwai@...e.com>,
        alsa-devel@...a-project.org, linux-pci@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        Cezary Rojewski <cezary.rojewski@...el.com>,
        Pierre-Louis Bossart <pierre-louis.bossart@...ux.intel.com>,
        Kai Vehmanen <kai.vehmanen@...ux.intel.com>
Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH 0/8] PCI: Define Intel PCI IDs and use them in drivers

On Wed, Jun 28, 2023 at 10:51:27PM +0200, Amadeusz Sławiński wrote:
> PCI IDs for Intel HDA are duplicated across quite a few drivers, due to
> various configurations and historical reasons. Currently almost all uses
> of HDA PCI IDs have corresponding comment telling which platform it is.
> Additionally there are some inconsistencies between drivers about which
> ID corresponds to which device.
> 
> Simplify things, by adding PCI IDs to global header and make use of them
> in drivers. This allows for removal of comments by having IDs themselves
> being self explanatory. Additionally it allows for removal of existing
> inconsistencies by having one source of truth.

I'm in favour of this series. It allows to use PCI_DEVICE_DATA() in many places.
With that said, I think you can also add some more definitions to PCI IDs header
for the sake of being able to use that macro.

-- 
With Best Regards,
Andy Shevchenko