Re: [PATCH] amba: make amba_bustype constant

[Kunwu Chan <kunwu.chan@linux.dev>]

On 2024/8/26 18:40, Andy Shevchenko wrote:
> On Mon, Aug 26, 2024 at 06:08:11PM +0800, Kunwu Chan wrote:
>> On 2024/8/23 21:48, Andy Shevchenko wrote:
>>> On Fri, Aug 23, 2024 at 02:42:03PM +0800, Kunwu Chan wrote:
> ...
>
>>>> -extern struct bus_type amba_bustype;
>>>> +extern const struct bus_type amba_bustype;
>>> Can we actually hide this from the outside, i.e. make it static in the C file,
>>> and introduce the dev_is_amba() helper instead?
>>>
>>> P.S. You may look at the PNP bus case (some of the latest patches there)
>> I found it problematic in the process of making changes.
>>
>> There have some usage of amba_bustype outside the AMBA code ,i.e:
>> https://elixir.bootlin.com/linux/v6.10.4/source/drivers/iommu/iommu.c#L155
>>
>> So, If we make the amba_bustype inside the AMBA code, the outside cannot
>> access.
> Yes, that's the idea.
>
>> If only internal access is allowed, it will compile and report an error, how
>> should I modify it next, and any suggestions?
> Make it patch series:
> 1) patch that introduces exported function called dev_is_amba() (1 patch);
> 2) convert user-by-user (N patches);
> 3) hide the bus type and make it constant.
>
Here[1] have many use of  amba_bustype directly outside the drivers/amba

When I try to hide the amba_bustype by move the extern from 
include/linux/amba to drivers/amba,

we find some errors: "error: use of undeclared identifier amba_bustype".

[1] https://elixir.bootlin.com/linux/v6.10.4/A/ident/amba_bustype

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Thanks,
   Kunwu.Chan