On 17:59 Wed 07 Nov , Eric Bénard wrote:
> Hi Jean-Christophe,
>
> Le Wed, 7 Nov 2012 17:45:23 +0100,
> Jean-Christophe PLAGNIOL-VILLARD <plagn...@jcrosoft.com> a écrit :
> > > @@ -1900,7 +1900,7 @@ static void __init at91_add_device_tdes(void) {}
> > > * --------------------------------------------------------------------
> > > */
> > >
> > > #if defined(CONFIG_CRYPTO_DEV_ATMEL_AES) ||
> > > defined(CONFIG_CRYPTO_DEV_ATMEL_AES_MODULE)
> > > -static struct aes_platform_data aes_data;
> > > +static struct crypto_platform_data aes_data;
> > > static u64 aes_dmamask = DMA_BIT_MASK(32);
> > >
> > > static struct resource aes_resources[] = {
> > > @@ -1931,9 +1931,11 @@ static struct platform_device
> > > at91sam9g45_aes_device = {
> > > static void __init at91_add_device_aes(void)
> > > {
> > > struct at_dma_slave *atslave;
> > > - struct aes_dma_data *alt_atslave;
> > > + struct crypto_dma_data *alt_atslave;
> > >
> > > - alt_atslave = kzalloc(sizeof(struct aes_dma_data), GFP_KERNEL);
> > > + alt_atslave = kzalloc(sizeof(struct crypto_dma_data), GFP_KERNEL);
> > I still not understand why we need to allocate it
> >
> > just declare it as static
> >
> last time we had some data static and you asked to alloc them (and
> didn't bother to answer why you required that :
> http://lkml.indiana.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/1207.0/02779.html ), now
> you ask to declare static something which is allocated (and
> that's already done this way for the mci) : may you please explain why
> so that we get it the right way for next time ?
in the driver yes we write multi instance and generic code but in the platfrom
I do not see why
Best Regards,
J.
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