Re: [PATCH v2 1/6] mfd: intel-m10-bmc: support for MAX10 BMC Security Engine

From: Lee Jones
Date: Wed Oct 07 2020 - 03:01:07 EST


On Fri, 02 Oct 2020, Russ Weight wrote:

> Add macros and definitions required by the MAX10 BMC
> Security Engine driver.
>
> Signed-off-by: Russ Weight <russell.h.weight@xxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> v2:
> - These functions and macros were previously distributed among
> the patches that needed them. They are now grouped together
> in a single patch containing changes to the Intel MAX10 BMC
> driver.
> - Added DRBL_ prefix to some definitions
> - Some address definitions were moved here from the .c files that
> use them.
> ---
> include/linux/mfd/intel-m10-bmc.h | 134 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> 1 file changed, 134 insertions(+)
>
> diff --git a/include/linux/mfd/intel-m10-bmc.h b/include/linux/mfd/intel-m10-bmc.h
> index c8ef2f1654a4..880f907302eb 100644
> --- a/include/linux/mfd/intel-m10-bmc.h
> +++ b/include/linux/mfd/intel-m10-bmc.h
> @@ -13,6 +13,9 @@

> * m10bmc_raw_read - read m10bmc register per addr
> + * m10bmc_raw_bulk_read - bulk read max10 registers per addr
> + * m10bmc_raw_bulk_write - bulk write max10 registers per addr
> + * m10bmc_raw_update_bits - update max10 register per addr
> * m10bmc_sys_read - read m10bmc system register per offset
> + * m10bmc_sys_update_bits - update max10 system register per offset
> */

FWIW, I *hate* abstraction for the sake of abstraction.

Please just use the Regmap API in-place instead.

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