Re: [PATCH v4 3/9] nvmem: core: add nvmem_device_find

[Thomas Bogendoerfer]

On Wed, Aug 14, 2019 at 01:52:49PM +0100, Srinivas Kandagatla wrote:
> On 14/08/2019 12:46, Thomas Bogendoerfer wrote:
> >On Tue, 13 Aug 2019 10:40:34 +0100
> >Srinivas Kandagatla <srinivas.kandagatla@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >>On 09/08/2019 11:32, Thomas Bogendoerfer wrote:
> >>>nvmem_device_find provides a way to search for nvmem devices with
> >>>the help of a match function simlair to bus_find_device.
> >>>
> >>>Signed-off-by: Thomas Bogendoerfer <tbogendoerfer@xxxxxxx>
> >>>---
> >>>   drivers/nvmem/core.c           | 62 ++++++++++++++++++++++--------------------
> >>>   include/linux/nvmem-consumer.h |  9 ++++++
> >>>   2 files changed, 41 insertions(+), 30 deletions(-)
> >>
> >>Have you considered using nvmem_register_notifier() ?
> >
> >yes, that was the first idea. But then I realized I need to build up
> >a private database of information already present in nvmem bus. So I
> >looked for a way to retrieve it from there. Unfortunately I couldn't
> >use bus_find_device directly, because nvmem_bus_type and struct nvmem_device
> >is hidden. So I refactured the lookup code and added a more universal
> >lookup function, which fits my needs and should be usable for more.
> I see your point.
> 
> overall the patch as it is look good, but recently we added more generic
> lookups for DT node, looks like part of your patch is un-doing generic
> device name lookup.
> 
> DT node match lookup is in https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/gregkh/driver-core.git/log/?h=generic_lookup_helpers

these patches are not in Linus tree, yet. I guess they will show up
in 5.4. No idea how to deal with it right now, do you ?

> Other missing bit is adding this api to documentation in
> ./Documentation/driver-api/nvmem.rst

ok, will do.

Thomas.

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