Re: [PATCH v1 1/1] pwm: core: Replace custom implementation of device_match_fwnode()

[Thierry Reding <thierry.reding@gmail.com>]

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On Wed, Sep 28, 2022 at 05:49:36PM +0300, Andy Shevchenko wrote:
> On Wed, Sep 28, 2022 at 04:26:47PM +0200, Thierry Reding wrote:
> > On Tue, Sep 27, 2022 at 08:22:58PM +0300, Andy Shevchenko wrote:
> > > Replace custom implementation of the device_match_fwnode().
> 
> > I really don't see the point in having an exported symbol for this. It's
> > a simple comparison and the result is even longer than the original.
> 
> Longer doesn't always mean worse.
> 
> > The
> > *only* reason why this helper exists seems to be because it is getting
> > used in *_find_device() callbacks.
> 
> Yes and no. Initially for the purpose to be a callback it can be reused.
> The point is that it hides the dev_fwnode() machinery behind and taking
> into account ongoing discussion about constification of the dev_fwnode()
> we might need to touch this or similar places to avoid problems with
> compiler.

Maybe next time use that argument in the commit message. That's much
more convincing than a useless "replace custom implementation" because
that just makes it look like you're doing this to pass the time or
something.

Applied, with a slightly updated commit message, thanks.

Thierry

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