linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 8/8] drm/bridge: it66121: Allow link this driver as a lib

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Message-ID: <cf27d25a-3e51-4292-af63-37e5bc585d88@linux.dev>
Date:   Fri, 17 Nov 2023 12:24:22 +0800
From:   Sui Jingfeng <sui.jingfeng@...ux.dev>
To:     Dmitry Baryshkov <dmitry.baryshkov@...aro.org>
Cc:     Phong LE <ple@...libre.com>,
        Neil Armstrong <neil.armstrong@...aro.org>,
        Maxime Ripard <mripard@...nel.org>,
        Sui Jingfeng <suijingfeng@...ngson.cn>,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, dri-devel@...ts.freedesktop.org,
        Laurent Pinchart <Laurent.pinchart@...asonboard.com>,
        Thomas Zimmermann <tzimmermann@...e.de>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 8/8] drm/bridge: it66121: Allow link this driver as a lib

Hi,

On 2023/11/16 23:23, Dmitry Baryshkov wrote:
>>>> Then you will need some way (fwnode?) to
>>>> discover the bridge chain. And at the last point you will get into the
>>>> device data and/or properties business.
>>>>
>>> No, leave that chance to a more better programmer and forgive me please,
>>> too difficult, I'm afraid of not able to solve. Thanks a lot for the
>>> trust!
>  From my point of view: no.

I respect the fact that the community prefer generic mechanisms.
If our approach is not what the community want, can I switch back
to my previous solution? I can reduce the duplication of our
localized it66121 driver to a minimal, rewrite it until it meets
the community's requirement. I know our device looks weird and
our approach is not elegant. But at the very least, we could not
mess the community's design up by localize. Otherwise, I don't know
what is the better approach to solve such a problem.

Can I switch back or any other ideas?