Re: [PATCH WIP] parport: add device model
From: Greg KH
Date: Mon Apr 13 2015 - 04:43:48 EST
On Sat, Apr 11, 2015 at 01:41:34PM +0530, Sudip Mukherjee wrote:
> On Sat, Apr 11, 2015 at 09:27:16AM +0200, Greg KH wrote:
> > On Sat, Apr 11, 2015 at 10:56:51AM +0530, Sudip Mukherjee wrote:
> > > > I know that I have done a rubbish review. I'm going to have to review
> > > > this properly later.
> > > main thing i wanted to know is if my approach is correct. since nothing
> > > on that so I hope I am on the correct track. Thanks.
> > > I will send in the next version in a day or two.
> >
> > At quick glance, you are on the right track. Writing a new bus is hard,
> > I know, the documentation is lacking and it's tricky in places and the
> > api is horrid in others. I know this, just never had the time to make
> > it easier, so if you have any questions about it, please let me know.
> well, as of now one question. I am planning like this :
>
> sys
> _______________|_____________
> | | | | |
> bus
> ________|______
> |
> parport
> _______|_____
> | |
> devices drivers- lp, ppdev, panel etc..
> _____|________
> | |
> parport0 parport1
>
>
> I can understand that drivers need to be binded to one device, so
> suppose ppdev wants to use parport0, how that binding will be done?
The driver core does the "binding".
> do i need mark the driver in the parport->ddev.driver ?
No, just have the probe function for the ppdev function return 0,
meaning it successfully bound to the driver that was passed to it and
all will be fine.
> I think that should have been automatically done if i have a probe
> function for the bus...
Yes.
> somehow I am missing this step in the other drivers codes.
Hope this helps,
greg k-h
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