Re: [PATCHv3 07/14] HSI: Add common DT binding for HSI client devices

From: Sebastian Reichel
Date: Sun Apr 27 2014 - 07:34:17 EST


On Sun, Apr 27, 2014 at 12:57:55PM +0200, Pavel Machek wrote:
> On Fri 2014-04-25 22:59:27, Sebastian Reichel wrote:
> > On Fri, Apr 25, 2014 at 08:25:36PM +0200, Sebastian Reichel wrote:
> > > On Sat, Apr 19, 2014 at 09:16:12PM +0200, Pavel Machek wrote:
> > > > On Sat 2014-03-29 01:31:43, Sebastian Reichel wrote:
> > > > > Implement and document generic DT bindings for HSI clients.
> > > > >
> > > > > Signed-off-by: Sebastian Reichel <sre@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > > >
> > > > Reviewed-by: Pavel Machek <pavel@xxxxxx>
> > > >
> > > > > diff --git a/drivers/hsi/hsi.c b/drivers/hsi/hsi.c
> > > > > index 07e1639..5973906 100644
> > > > > --- a/drivers/hsi/hsi.c
> > > > > +++ b/drivers/hsi/hsi.c
> > > > > @@ -26,8 +26,14 @@
> > > > > #include <linux/slab.h>
> > > > > #include <linux/string.h>
> > > > > #include <linux/notifier.h>
> > > > > +#include <linux/of.h>
> > > > > +#include <linux/of_device.h>
> > > > > #include "hsi_core.h"
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > > + err = hsi_of_property_parse_mode(client, "hsi-mode", &mode);
> > > > > + if (err) {
> > > > > + err = hsi_of_property_parse_mode(client, "hsi-rx-mode",
> > > > > + &cl->rx_cfg.mode);
> > > > > + if (err)
> > > > > + goto err;
> > > > > +
> > > > > + err = hsi_of_property_parse_mode(client, "hsi-tx-mode",
> > > > > + &cl->tx_cfg.mode);
> > > > > + if (err)
> > > > > + goto err;
> > > >
> > > > Will this need some #ifdef CONFIG_OF?
> > >
> > > It would only be needed to reduce the amount of kernel code for
> > > disabled Device Tree. I don't think its worth it, since there is no
> > > platform in the mainline kernel, which uses HSI without DT.
> >
> > mh actually it is needed, since there is no stub provided for
> > of_modalias_node in non DT mode (there are stubs for all other
> > of_* methods used). I will include the ifdef in PATCHv5.
>
> Alternatively, you can make driver depend on DT...

I would be ok with making individual HSI client or controller
drivers dependent on DT, but I don't think its a good idea to make
the whole HSI framework dependent on DT.

-- Sebastian

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