Re: [PATCH RFC 1/2] drivers: fwnode: Extend device_get_match_data() to struct bus_type

[Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@linux.intel.com>]

On Mon, Jul 24, 2023 at 12:02:27PM +0000, Biju Das wrote:
> > Subject: Re: [PATCH RFC 1/2] drivers: fwnode: Extend
> > device_get_match_data() to struct bus_type
> > On Sun, Jul 23, 2023 at 09:37:20AM +0100, Biju Das wrote:

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> > > Signed-off-by: Dmitry Torokhov <dmitry.torokhov@gmail.com>
> > 
> > You can't just throw one's SoB tag without clear understanding what's
> > going on here (either wrong authorship or missing Co-developed-by
> > or...?).
> 
> Dmitry feels instead of having separate bus based match_data() like
> i2c_get_match_data[2] and spi_get_device_match_data[3], it is better to have
> a generic approach like a single API device_get_match_data() for getting
> match_data for OF/ACPI/I2C/SPI tables.
> 
> So, he came with a proposal and shared some code here[1].

Yes, I'm pretty much following the discussion.

> Since,I have send this patch, I put my signed -off.

I'm not talking about this. There is no evidence that Dmitry gives you
any approval to use or clear SoB tag. Again, you may not do like this.

> If this patch is accepted, then we can get rid of bus based match_data.

This is unrelated to what I talking about.

> [1] https://patchwork.kernel.org/project/linux-renesas-soc/patch/20230717131756.240645-2-biju.das.jz@bp.renesas.com/#25436207

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With Best Regards,
Andy Shevchenko