Re: [PATCH 3/3] iio: proximity: Add a ChromeOS EC MKBP proximity driver

From: Jonathan Cameron
Date: Sun Jan 31 2021 - 08:56:38 EST


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> > > > > > +static const struct of_device_id cros_ec_proximity_of_match[] = {
> > > > > > + { .compatible = "google,cros-ec-proximity" },
> > > > > > + {}
> > > > > > +};
> > > > > > +MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE(of, cros_ec_proximity_of_match);
> > > > > > +#endif
> > > > > > +
> > > > > > +static struct platform_driver cros_ec_proximity_driver = {
> > > > > > + .driver = {
> > > > > > + .name = "cros-ec-proximity",
> > > > > > + .of_match_table = of_match_ptr(cros_ec_proximity_of_match),
> > > > Add a ACPI match table to match.
> > >
> > > I don't have an ACPI system in hand. What should the ACPI table look
> > > like? Can ACPI use the of_match_table logic?
> > AFAIK, ACPI uses .acpi_match_table, see
> > drivers/iio/magnetometer/ak8975.c for a simple example.
>
> Ok. I'm leaning towards punting on this. I don't have an ACPI system to
> test and I don't know what the ACPI match table should have in it. If
> you can tell me what to put in the acpi_match_table then I can add it.

Unless we have a known ACPI ID don't add support. We let a few of those
in in the past, (mostly because I didn't know better) and they are a pain
to clean up, particularly as there may be platforms that started using
them because the Linux driver supported them.

Jonathan