linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v1 1/2] mfd: lm3533: Hide legacy platform data in the driver

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Date: Fri, 31 May 2024 17:58:34 +0100
From: Lee Jones <lee@...nel.org>
To: Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@...ux.intel.com>, johan@...nel.org
Cc: linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@...aro.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v1 1/2] mfd: lm3533: Hide legacy platform data in the
 driver

On Fri, 31 May 2024, Andy Shevchenko wrote:

> On Fri, May 31, 2024 at 04:54:45PM +0100, Lee Jones wrote:
> > On Fri, 31 May 2024, Andy Shevchenko wrote:
> > > On Fri, May 31, 2024 at 04:00:48PM +0100, Lee Jones wrote:
> > > > On Wed, 08 May 2024, Andy Shevchenko wrote:
> > > > 
> > > > > First of all, there is no user for the platform data in the kernel.
> > > > > Second, it needs a lot of updates to follow the modern standards
> > > > > of the kernel, including proper Device Tree bindings and device
> > > > > property handling.
> > > > > 
> > > > > For now, just hide the legacy platform data in the driver's code.
> > > > 
> > > > Why not just rip it out entirely?
> > > 
> > > You mean the driver?
> > 
> > The unused platform data.
> 
> Good question. In any case these drivers are non-functional anyway without OOT
> board code. If we rip out the main platform data completely, the logical following
> question arises: why do we need the per-device platform data? If we rip that out,
> we basically make non-functional driver a 100% dead code. Hence what you propose
> mostly equals to ripping out the drivers completely.
> 
> TL;DR: with the main platform data being ripped out the driver code will be in
> inconsistent state.

What do you think Johan?  Do you see any reason to keep it around?

-- 
Lee Jones [李琼斯]