Re: [PATCH v3 1/4] mfd: mxs-lradc: Add support for mxs-lradc MFD

From: Lee Jones
Date: Wed Jul 13 2016 - 08:48:52 EST


On Fri, 01 Jul 2016, Harald Geyer wrote:

> Hi Ksenija!
>
> Ksenija StanojeviÄ writes:
> > On Tue, Jun 28, 2016 at 6:28 PM, Lee Jones <lee.jones@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > >> +static int mxs_lradc_add_device(struct platform_device *pdev,
> > >> + struct mxs_lradc *lradc, char *name, int i)
> > >> +{
> > >> + struct mfd_cell *cell;
> > >> +
> > >> + cell = &lradc->cells[i];
> > >> + cell->name = name;
> > >> + cell->platform_data = lradc;
> > >> + cell->pdata_size = sizeof(*lradc);
> > >> +
> > >> + return devm_mfd_add_devices(&pdev->dev, -1, cell, 1, NULL, 0, NULL);
> > >> +}
> > >
> > > Please don't roll your own API.
> > >
> > > Use 'struct mfd_cell' like everyone else does.
> >
> > It has been suggested in previous reviews to use separate function to
> > register mfd device, and to make mfd_cell allocate dynamically because
> > struc mxs-lradc is allocated dynamically.
> > But I can revrse changes and make mfd_cells allocate staticaly
> > wthout separate function.
>
> I think making mfd_cells members of struct mxs-lradc will address all
> review comments.

No, please don't do that either.

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