Re: [PATCH] Input: edt-ft5x06 - add fw_version debugfs file to read

From: Andy Shevchenko
Date: Tue Mar 17 2020 - 06:42:26 EST


On Tue, Mar 17, 2020 at 11:25:39AM +0100, Martin Kepplinger wrote:
> On 16.03.20 15:40, Andy Shevchenko wrote:
> > On Mon, Mar 16, 2020 at 03:27:56PM +0100, Martin Kepplinger wrote:
> >> Add simple fw_version file in debugfs to read the value from 0xa6
> >> which is the firmware version.
> >
> >
> > If you switch to regmap I²C API you will get this for free for all defined
> > registers.
> >
> > So, I highly recommend to consider above.
> >
>
> I don't know all the devices and modes well enough if the current raw
> read/write buffers always translate to (only) buf[0] being the register
> address.
>
> If you tell me I can assume just that, I'm happy to do a larger change
> that completely does aways with the current raw buffers.

I have only one device at hand, so, I can't tell for all neither.
Maybe Dmitry has an opinion on this?

> Otherwise:
>
> Does is make sense to *add* just a few regmap calls but keep the current
> i2c_transfer in place for the calls I'm not sure about? I could do that
> in any case.

I think it's way to the opposite direction, i.e. increasing burden
(for maintainability) and technical debt.

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With Best Regards,
Andy Shevchenko