On Tue, 02 Apr 2019, Andy Shevchenko wrote:
> On Tue, Apr 02, 2019 at 06:12:11AM +0100, Lee Jones wrote:
> > On Mon, 18 Mar 2019, Andy Shevchenko wrote:
> >
> > > Add an mfd driver for Intel Merrifield Basin Cove PMIC.
> >
> > Nit: s/mfd/MFD/
>
> Noted. And changed for v2.
>
> > > +static const struct mfd_cell bcove_dev[] = {
> > > + {
> > > + .name = "mrfld_bcove_pwrbtn",
> > > + .num_resources = 1,
> > > + .resources = &irq_level2_resources[0],
> > > + }, {
> > > + .name = "mrfld_bcove_tmu",
> > > + .num_resources = 1,
> > > + .resources = &irq_level2_resources[1],
> > > + }, {
> > > + .name = "mrfld_bcove_thermal",
> > > + .num_resources = 1,
> > > + .resources = &irq_level2_resources[2],
> > > + }, {
> > > + .name = "mrfld_bcove_bcu",
> > > + .num_resources = 1,
> > > + .resources = &irq_level2_resources[3],
> > > + }, {
> > > + .name = "mrfld_bcove_adc",
> > > + .num_resources = 1,
> > > + .resources = &irq_level2_resources[4],
> > > + }, {
> > > + .name = "mrfld_bcove_charger",
> > > + .num_resources = 1,
> > > + .resources = &irq_level2_resources[5],
> > > + }, {
> > > + .name = "mrfld_bcove_extcon",
> > > + .num_resources = 1,
> > > + .resources = &irq_level2_resources[5],
> > > + }, {
> > > + .name = "mrfld_bcove_gpio",
> > > + .num_resources = 1,
> > > + .resources = &irq_level2_resources[6],
> > > + },
> > > + { .name = "mrfld_bcove_region", },
> > > +};
>
> > > +static int regmap_ipc_byte_reg_read(void *context, unsigned int reg,
> >
> > Prefixing these with regmap is pretty confusing, since this it not
> > part of the Regmap API. Better to provide them with local names
> > instead.
> >
> > bcove_ipc_byte_reg_read()
>
> Good point. And changed for v2.
>
> > > + for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(irq_level2_resources); i++) {
> > > + ret = platform_get_irq(pdev, i);
> > > + if (ret < 0)
> > > + return ret;
> > > +
> > > + irq_level2_resources[i].start = ret;
> > > + irq_level2_resources[i].end = ret;
> > > + }
> >
> > Although succinct, dragging values from one platform device into
> > another doesn't sound that neat.
>
> So, how to split resources given in one _physical_ multi-functional device to
> several of them? Isn't it what MFD framework for?
>
> Any other approach here? I'm all ears!
>From the child:
platform_get_irq(dev->parent, CLIENT_ID);
> > Also, since the ordering of the
> > devices is critical in this implementation, it also comes across as
> > fragile.
>
> How fragile? In ACPI we don't have IRQ labeling scheme. Index is used for
> that.
>
> > Any reason why ACPI can't register all of the child devices, or for
> > the child devices to obtain their IRQ directly from the tables?
>
> And how are we supposed to enumerated them taking into consideration single
> ACPI ID given?
This question was a little whimsical, since I have no idea how the
ACPI tables you're working with are laid out.
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