Re: [PATCH 2/2] crypto - img-hash: Drop of_match_ptr for ID table

[Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzysztof.kozlowski@linaro.org>]

On 17/03/2023 09:30, Herbert Xu wrote:
> On Fri, Mar 17, 2023 at 09:12:05AM +0100, Krzysztof Kozlowski wrote:
>>
>> The missing dependency on OF is not a problem. The OF code is prepare
>> and will work fine if the driver is built with !OF. The point is that
>> with !OF after dropping of_match_ptr(), the driver could match via ACPI
>> (PRP0001). If we make it depending on OF, the driver won't be able to
>> use it, unless kernel is built with OF which is unlikely for ACPI systems.
> 
> I know it works now, but what I'm saying is that if struct device_driver
> actually had of_match_table as conditional on OF, which ideally it
> should, then removing of_match_ptr will break the build.
> 
> I know that it's currently unconditionally defined, but that's
> just wasting memory on non-OF machines such as x86.

That's not true. There is no waste because having it on x86 allows to
match via ACPI PRP0001. It's on purpose there.

> So either this driver is OF-only, in which case you can drop
> the of_match_ptr but must add a dependency on OF.  Or it's not
> OF-only, in which case you should use of_match_ptr.

There are OF-drivers used on ACPI and x86/arm64.

The true question is whether this device will be ever used on ACPI via
PRP0001, but you are not referring to this?

Best regards,
Krzysztof