Re: [PATCH 2/6] mfd: Initial commit of sy7636a

[Lee Jones]

On Sat, 20 Mar 2021, Alistair Francis wrote:

> On Thu, Feb 4, 2021 at 5:31 AM Lee Jones <lee.jones@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> > On Sat, 16 Jan 2021, Alistair Francis wrote:
> >
> > > Initial support for the Silergy SY7636A Power Management chip
> > > driver.
> >
> > Please remove "driver", as this is not support for the driver, it *is*
> > the driver which supports the chip.
> 
> Sorry for the long delay here.
> 
> I have addressed your comments.

[...]

> > > diff --git a/drivers/mfd/sy7636a.c b/drivers/mfd/sy7636a.c
> > > new file mode 100644
> > > index 000000000000..39aac965d854
> > > --- /dev/null
> > > +++ b/drivers/mfd/sy7636a.c
> > > @@ -0,0 +1,252 @@
> > > +// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0+
> > > +/*
> > > + * MFD driver for SY7636A chip
> >
> > "Parent driver".
> >
> > > + * Copyright (C) 2019 reMarkable AS - http://www.remarkable.com/
> >
> > This is quite out of date.  Please update.
> 
> I don't own this copyright, so I would rather not change it.

I'm not comfortable taking a new driver with an old Copyright.

Maybe ask reMarkable if it's okay to bump it.

> > > + * Author: Lars Ivar Miljeteig <lars.ivar.miljeteig@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

Or ping this guy.

[...]

> > > +int set_vcom_voltage_mv(struct regmap *regmap, unsigned int vcom)
> > > +{
> > > +     int ret;
> > > +     unsigned int val;
> > > +
> > > +     if (vcom < 0 || vcom > 5000)
> >
> > Please define min/max values.
> >
> > > +             return -EINVAL;
> > > +
> > > +     val = (unsigned int)(vcom / 10) & 0x1ff;
> >
> > As above.
> 
> I have used defines for all of these.
> 
> >
> > > +     ret = regmap_write(regmap, SY7636A_REG_VCOM_ADJUST_CTRL_L, val);
> > > +     if (ret)
> > > +             return ret;
> > > +
> > > +     ret = regmap_write(regmap, SY7636A_REG_VCOM_ADJUST_CTRL_H, val >> 8);
> > > +     if (ret)
> > > +             return ret;
> > > +
> > > +     return 0;
> > > +}
> >
> > Who calls these?
> 
> They sysfs store and show functions.

They should be in a power/regulator driver really.

[...]

> > > +     if (val >= ARRAY_SIZE(states)) {
> > > +             dev_err(sy7636a->dev, "Unexpected value read from device: %u\n", val);
> > > +             return -EINVAL;
> > > +     }
> > > +
> > > +     return snprintf(buf, PAGE_SIZE, "%s\n", states[val]);
> > > +}
> > > +static DEVICE_ATTR(state, 0444, state_show, NULL);
> >
> > You need to document new sysfs entries.
> 
> I'm not sure how to document this. Do you mind pointing out an example
> I can use?

See the final paragraph in:

  Documentation/filesystems/sysfs.rst

[...]

> > > +static struct attribute *sy7636a_sysfs_attrs[] = {
> > > +     &dev_attr_state.attr,
> > > +     &dev_attr_power_good.attr,
> > > +     &dev_attr_vcom.attr,
> > > +     NULL,
> > > +};
> >
> > These all look like power options?  Do they really belong here?
> 
> From what I can tell I think they do. Let me know if you don't think so.

As above, I think they should be in power or regulator.

[...]

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