linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] irqchip: ls-scfg-msi: Use device_get_match

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Message-ID: <8734yjphai.ffs@tglx>
Date:   Tue, 10 Oct 2023 00:22:45 +0200
From:   Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>
To:     Rob Herring <robh@...nel.org>, Marc Zyngier <maz@...nel.org>
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] irqchip: ls-scfg-msi: Use device_get_match_data()

On Fri, Oct 06 2023 at 17:44, Rob Herring wrote:

https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/process/maintainer-tip.html#patch-subject

> Use preferred device_get_match_data() instead of of_match_device() to
> get the driver match data. With this, adjust the includes to explicitly
> include the correct headers.

So this tells me WHAT the patch is doing, but gives me zero information
WHY.

Thanks,

        tglx