linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v6 1/5] i3c: Add HDR API support

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Message-ID: <aPsZB44qXR77jNHF@smile.fi.intel.com>
Date: Fri, 24 Oct 2025 09:13:27 +0300
From: Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@...el.com>
To: Frank Li <Frank.li@....com>
Cc: Alexandre Belloni <alexandre.belloni@...tlin.com>,
	Miquel Raynal <miquel.raynal@...tlin.com>,
	Jonathan Cameron <jic23@...nel.org>,
	David Lechner <dlechner@...libre.com>,
	Nuno Sá <nuno.sa@...log.com>,
	Andy Shevchenko <andy@...nel.org>, Rob Herring <robh@...nel.org>,
	Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzk+dt@...nel.org>,
	Conor Dooley <conor+dt@...nel.org>, linux-i3c@...ts.infradead.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, imx@...ts.linux.dev,
	linux-iio@...r.kernel.org, joshua.yeong@...rfivetech.com,
	devicetree@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v6 1/5] i3c: Add HDR API support

On Thu, Oct 23, 2025 at 07:53:15PM -0400, Frank Li wrote:
> On Thu, Oct 23, 2025 at 09:22:55PM +0300, Andy Shevchenko wrote:
> > On Thu, Oct 23, 2025 at 11:18:37AM -0400, Frank Li wrote:
> > > On Thu, Oct 23, 2025 at 11:23:39AM +0300, Andy Shevchenko wrote:
> > > > On Tue, Oct 14, 2025 at 12:40:00PM -0400, Frank Li wrote:

...

> > > > > +/* keep back compatible */
> > > > > +#define i3c_priv_xfer i3c_xfer
> > > >
> > > > How many of the current users do this? Can't we just rename treewide?
> > >
> > > git grep -r priv_xfer drivers/
> >
> > `git grep -lw ...` is a better approach :-)
> >
> > > drivers/base/regmap/regmap-i3c.c:       struct i3c_priv_xfer xfers[] = {
> > > drivers/base/regmap/regmap-i3c.c:       return i3c_device_do_priv_xfers(i3c, xfers, 1);
> > > drivers/base/regmap/regmap-i3c.c:       struct i3c_priv_xfer xfers[2];
> > > drivers/base/regmap/regmap-i3c.c:       return i3c_device_do_priv_xfers(i3c, xfers, 2);
> > > drivers/hwmon/lm75.c:   struct i3c_priv_xfer xfers[] = {
> > > drivers/hwmon/lm75.c:   ret = i3c_device_do_priv_xfers(i3cdev, xfers, 2);
> > > drivers/hwmon/lm75.c:   struct i3c_priv_xfer xfers[] = {
> > > drivers/hwmon/lm75.c:   return i3c_device_do_priv_xfers(i3cdev, xfers, 1);
> > > drivers/i3c/device.c:int i3c_device_do_xfers(struct i3c_device *dev, struct i3c_priv_xfer *xfers,
> > > drivers/i3c/master.c:   if (!ops->priv_xfers && !ops->i3c_xfers)
> > > drivers/i3c/master.c:   if (!master->ops->priv_xfers)
> > > drivers/i3c/master.c:   return master->ops->priv_xfers(dev, xfers, nxfers);
> > > drivers/i3c/master/dw-i3c-master.c:static int dw_i3c_master_priv_xfers(struct i3c_dev_desc *dev,
> > > drivers/i3c/master/dw-i3c-master.c:                                 struct i3c_priv_xfer *i3c_xfers,
> > > drivers/i3c/master/dw-i3c-master.c:     .priv_xfers = dw_i3c_master_priv_xfers,
> > > drivers/i3c/master/i3c-master-cdns.c:static int cdns_i3c_master_priv_xfers(struct i3c_dev_desc *dev,
> > > drivers/i3c/master/i3c-master-cdns.c:                                 struct i3c_priv_xfer *xfers,
> > > drivers/i3c/master/i3c-master-cdns.c:   .priv_xfers = cdns_i3c_master_priv_xfers,
> > > drivers/i3c/master/mipi-i3c-hci/core.c:static int i3c_hci_priv_xfers(struct i3c_dev_desc *dev,
> > > drivers/i3c/master/mipi-i3c-hci/core.c:                       struct i3c_priv_xfer *i3c_xfers,
> > > drivers/i3c/master/mipi-i3c-hci/core.c: .priv_xfers             = i3c_hci_priv_xfers,
> > > drivers/i3c/master/renesas-i3c.c:static int renesas_i3c_priv_xfers(struct i3c_dev_desc *dev, struct i3c_priv_xfer *i3c_xfers,
> > > drivers/i3c/master/renesas-i3c.c:       .priv_xfers = renesas_i3c_priv_xfers,
> > > drivers/i3c/master/svc-i3c-master.c:    struct i3c_priv_xfer *xfer;
> > > drivers/i3c/master/svc-i3c-master.c:     * at svc_i3c_master_priv_xfers().
> > > drivers/i3c/master/svc-i3c-master.c:static int svc_i3c_master_i3c_xfers(struct i3c_dev_desc *dev, struct i3c_priv_xfer *xfers,
> > > drivers/net/mctp/mctp-i3c.c:    struct i3c_priv_xfer xfer = { .rnw = 1, .len = mi->mrl };
> > > drivers/net/mctp/mctp-i3c.c:    rc = i3c_device_do_priv_xfers(mi->i3c, &xfer, 1);
> > > drivers/net/mctp/mctp-i3c.c:    struct i3c_priv_xfer xfer = { .rnw = false };
> > > drivers/net/mctp/mctp-i3c.c:    rc = i3c_device_do_priv_xfers(mi->i3c, &xfer, 1);
> > >
> > > After this patch merged, I can clean up it at difference subsytem. After
> > > all cleanup done, we can safely remove this define.
> >
> > I counted 9. I think it's not a big deal to convert all of them at once without
> > leaving an intermediate state. But this is a call for the I³C subsystem maintaiiner.
> 
> There also are other cleanup works. The key point is that everyone agree my
> HDR solution. Cleanup these is not big deal. I am not sure how to avoid
> build broken at difference subsystem.
> 
> After this patch merge, cleanup will be easier and safer.

Then leave that renaming to the cleanup series. No need to use a define, just
use the old function name.

-- 
With Best Regards,
Andy Shevchenko