Re: [PATCH 1/7] mfd: syscon: atmel-smc: Add new helpers to ease SMC regs manipulation

From: Boris Brezillon
Date: Wed Mar 15 2017 - 09:21:51 EST


On Wed, 15 Mar 2017 12:19:48 +0000
Lee Jones <lee.jones@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> On Tue, 14 Mar 2017, Boris Brezillon wrote:
>
> > On Tue, 14 Mar 2017 17:00:03 +0000
> > Lee Jones <lee.jones@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> > > On Mon, 20 Feb 2017, Boris Brezillon wrote:
> > >
> > > > These new helpers + macro definitions are meant to replace the old ones
> > > > which are unpractical to use.
> > > >
> > > > Note that the macros and function prefixes have been intentionally
> > > > changed to ATMEL_[H]SMC_XX and atmel_[h]smc_ to reflect the fact that
> > > > this IP is also embedded in avr32 SoCs (and not only in at91 ones).
> > >
> > > I'm going to NACK this patch.
> > >
> > > I don't see any reason why all those functions have to be inline and
> > > shoved into a header file.
> >
> > Because those are simple conversion helpers, and I thought a
> > dedicated C file was not required, but I can move them into a C file
> > and export these functions using EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL() if you prefer.
> >
> > Would that work for you?
>
> I think that would be better TBH. Those functions aren't all that
> simple. There is certainly too much meat on the bones for me to be
> happy for them to be shoved into a header file.
>

I'm fine with that. Are you okay if I put this code in
drivers/mfd/atmel-smc.c?