Re: [PATCH 6/8] mfd: max77714: Add driver for Maxim MAX77714 PMIC

From: Luca Ceresoli
Date: Thu Oct 14 2021 - 04:25:52 EST


Hi,

On 14/10/21 09:40, Krzysztof Kozlowski wrote:
[...]
>>>> +
>>>> +static const struct of_device_id max77714_dt_match[] = {
>>>> + { .compatible = "maxim,max77714" },
>>>> + {},
>>>> +};
>>>
>>> When converting to module - don't forget the MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE
>>>
>>>> +
>>>> +static struct i2c_driver max77714_driver = {
>>>> + .driver = {
>>>> + .name = "max77714",
>>>> + .of_match_table = of_match_ptr(max77714_dt_match),
>>>
>>> Kbuild robot pointed it out - of_matc_ptr should not be needed, even for
>>> compile testing without OF.
>>
>> I wonder whether it's better to add '#ifdef CONFIG_OF / #endif' around
>> the struct of_device_id declaration. I think it's what most drivers do,
>> even though I tend to prefer not adding #ifdefs making code less clean
>> only for COMPILE_TESTING.
>
> No, most drivers added it long time ago before we switched it to a new
> way - either __maybe_unused or without anything even. The point is that
> OF driver can be reused for ACPI platforms. If you limit it with ifdef
> or of_match_ptr, the ACPI platform won't have any table to use for binding.

Oh, I see, thanks for the clarification.

I wonder if it makes sense to mass-remove all of them and remove the macro.

--
Luca