Re: [PATCH 5/8] cpufreq: shmobile: Use generic platdev driver

[Geert Uytterhoeven]

Hi Viresh,

On Fri, Apr 22, 2016 at 5:21 AM, Viresh Kumar <viresh.kumar@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On 21-04-16, 15:04, Geert Uytterhoeven wrote:
>> On Thu, Apr 21, 2016 at 10:43 AM, Viresh Kumar <viresh.kumar@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> > --- a/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq-dt-platdev.c
>> > +++ b/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq-dt-platdev.c
>> > @@ -29,6 +29,18 @@ static const struct of_device_id machines[] = {
>> >         { .compatible = "samsung,exynos5800", },
>> >  #endif
>> >
>>
>> I think an #ifdef CONFIG_ARCH_RENESAS block wouldn't hurt, likewise
>> for the other SoCs.
>> Soon you'll have this file filled with lots of compatible values for random\
>> SoCs...
>
> This is going to be done once per boot and this shouldn't hurt. And for new
> platforms we may do things differently as they are going to use opp-v2 bindings.

I was mainly thinking about kernel size.
If this is done once per boot, the array should be __initconst,
(looking at the code
in next) which is fine as cpufreq_dt_platdev_init() is already __init.

Thanks!

Gr{oetje,eeting}s,

                        Geert

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