Re: [PATCH] of: Turn of_match_node into a static inline when CONFIG_OF isn't set

[Josh Cartwright <joshc-sgV2jX0FEOL9JmXXK+q4OQ@public.gmane.org>]

On Tue, Feb 11, 2014 at 05:14:51PM -0600, Rob Herring wrote:
> On Tue, Feb 11, 2014 at 3:55 PM, Josh Cartwright <joshc-sgV2jX0FEOL9JmXXK+q4OQ@public.gmane.org> wrote:
[..]
> > Okay, so maybe caching a pointer in the device isn't the best option,
> > what if we considered extending the platform_driver callbacks to include
> > a set of per-method (?) probe callbacks which do provide a handle to
> > matched identifiers.
> >
> > In the case of a totally contrived platform_driver supporting ACPI, OF,
> > and !OF configurations, it might look something like:
> >
> >         static const struct of_device_id acme_of_table[] = {
> >                 /* ... */
> >                 { },
> >         };
> >         MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE(of, acme_of_table);
> >
> >         static int acme_probe_of(struct platform_device *pdev,
> >                                  const struct of_device_id *id)
> 
> I don't think this is the right direction. You might want to look at
> of_platform_driver in git history...

Thanks for the pointer, of_platform_driver was on it's way out the door
while I was still coming up to speed on devicetree.

To be clear, I'm not proposing that we reintroduce a new bus_type, or
duplicate driver instances, or anything that made of_platform_driver a
pain to deal with.

I'm only suggesting that we consider providing a set of interfaces that
1) provide a simpler/more convenient way for a driver to get at matched
id table entries, and 2) provide a clearer, declarative mechanism by
which a platform driver might isolate it's firmware-specific glue bits
from core driver logic.

Anyway, thanks for hearing me out!

  Josh

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