linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 3/6] platform/chrome: cros_ec_lpc: Pass driver

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Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 17:46:45 +0800
From: Tzung-Bi Shih <tzungbi@...nel.org>
To: Ben Walsh <ben@...nut.com>
Cc: Benson Leung <bleung@...omium.org>, Guenter Roeck <groeck@...omium.org>,
	"Dustin L. Howett" <dustin@...ett.net>,
	Kieran Levin <ktl@...me.work>,
	Thomas Weißschuh <linux@...ssschuh.net>,
	Mario Limonciello <mario.limonciello@....com>,
	chrome-platform@...ts.linux.dev, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 3/6] platform/chrome: cros_ec_lpc: Pass driver_data in
 static variable

On Wed, May 15, 2024 at 06:56:28AM +0100, Ben Walsh wrote:
> The module init passed extra data to the driver via the driver_data of
> a new platform device. But when an ACPI device already existed, no
> platform device was created, so this extra data wasn't passed to the
> driver.
> 
> Stop using the driver_data and use a static variable instead.

Could it be possible to put the driver data in the acpi_device_id and
somewhere calls acpi_device_get_match_data()?