linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 2/3] PCI: apple: Add tracking of probed root ports

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Message-ID: <CAMuHMdVQLEQziPueu64ueCrkhh9PtZeGWGVR-yHkbKBUTPfFyw@mail.gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 25 Jun 2025 14:32:05 +0200
From: Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@...ux-m68k.org>
To: Marc Zyngier <maz@...nel.org>
Cc: Bjorn Helgaas <bhelgaas@...gle.com>, Alyssa Rosenzweig <alyssa@...enzweig.io>, 
	Rob Herring <robh@...nel.org>, Manivannan Sadhasivam <mani@...nel.org>, 
	Lorenzo Pieralisi <lpieralisi@...nel.org>, Krzysztof Wilczyński <kwilczynski@...nel.org>, 
	Janne Grunau <j@...nau.net>, linux-pci@...r.kernel.org, 
	linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org, linux-riscv@...ts.infradead.org, 
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/3] PCI: apple: Add tracking of probed root ports

On Wed, 25 Jun 2025 at 13:18, Marc Zyngier <maz@...nel.org> wrote:
> The apple driver relies on being able to directly find the matching
> root port structure from the platform device that represents this
> port.
>
> A previous hack stashed a pointer to the root port structure in
> the config window private pointer, but that ended up relying on
> assumptions that break other drivers.
>
> Instead, bite the bullet and track the association as part of the
> driver itself as a list of probed root ports.
>
> Signed-off-by: Marc Zyngier <maz@...nel.org>

Reviewed-by: Geert Uytterhoeven <geert+renesas@...der.be>

Gr{oetje,eeting}s,

                        Geert

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