Re: [PATCH 2/2] x86: intel-mid: add watchdog platform code for Merrifield

[David Cohen <david.a.cohen@linux.intel.com>]

On Thu, Apr 10, 2014 at 12:15:23PM -0700, Guenter Roeck wrote:
> On Tue, Apr 08, 2014 at 01:59:04PM -0700, David Cohen wrote:
> > This patch adds platform code for Intel Merrifield.
> > Since the watchdog is not part of SFI table, we have no other option but
> > to manually register watchdog's platform device (argh!).
> > 
> > Signed-off-by: David Cohen <david.a.cohen@linux.intel.com>
> > ---
> 
> Does it really make sense to have this as separate patch ? 
> 
> It is quite common for watchdog (and many other) drivers to
> register the driver and instantiate the device. I think it
> would be better and more consistent to have both patches
> merged into one.

Are you talking about to merge them without code changes or make the
driver responsible for the device enumeration (by make the driver to
allocate the device)?

If it's a simple merge, I'd say I don't like to mix drivers and arch
patches.

If we're talking about moving the device registration to driver, I
strongly disagree it would be better and more consistent. The way I sent
the driver makes it less dependent of how the enumeration happens.
If this device is added to SFI table, the driver would need no change.

Br, David

> 
> Thanks,
> Guenter