Re: [PATCH v7 2/8] power: add power sequence library

[Peter Chen]

On Thu, Oct 13, 2016 at 09:04:42AM +0200, Heiko Stuebner wrote:
> > > > +static int __init pwrseq_generic_register(void)
> > > > +{
> > > > +	struct pwrseq_generic *pwrseq_gen;
> > > > +	int i;
> > > > +
> > > > +	for (i = 0; i < CONFIG_PWRSEQ_GENERIC_INSTANCE_NUMBER; i++) {
> > > > +		pwrseq_gen = kzalloc(sizeof(*pwrseq_gen), GFP_KERNEL);
> > > > +		if (!pwrseq_gen)
> > > > +			return -ENOMEM;
> > > > +
> > > > +		pwrseq_gen->pwrseq.pwrseq_of_match_table = generic_id_table;
> > > > +		pwrseq_gen->pwrseq.get = pwrseq_generic_get;
> > > > +		pwrseq_gen->pwrseq.on = pwrseq_generic_on;
> > > > +		pwrseq_gen->pwrseq.off = pwrseq_generic_off;
> > > > +		pwrseq_gen->pwrseq.put = pwrseq_generic_put;
> > > > +		pwrseq_gen->pwrseq.free = pwrseq_generic_free;
> > > > +
> > > > +		pwrseq_register(&pwrseq_gen->pwrseq);
> > > > +	}
> > > > +
> > > > +	return 0;
> > > > +}
> > > > +postcore_initcall(pwrseq_generic_register)
> > > 
> > > I see that you need to have it preallocated for the compatible matching,
> > > but wouldn't it also work to either just register the type and allocate
> > > dynamically or otherwise just allocate a new spare everytime
> > > pwrseq_generic_get() picks up the previous spare?
> > 
> > Before compatible matching, the host driver doesn't know which pwrseq type
> > for its child node, then doesn't know which pwrseq instance needs to be
> > allocated. From dts, we don't know which pwrseq type for the node.
> 
> yes, that is why I was suggesting allocating one (or two) here in 
> pwrseq_generic_register() and every time pwrseq_generic_get() grabs the last 
> free sequence instance, you allocate a new free spare one in that function.

Good idea.

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Best Regards,
Peter Chen