Re: [PATCH v3 4/4] iio: accel: adxl345: Add SPI support

[Andy Shevchenko]

On Thu, Feb 23, 2017 at 6:47 PM, Lars-Peter Clausen <lars@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On 02/23/2017 05:43 PM, Andy Shevchenko wrote:
>> On Wed, Feb 22, 2017 at 12:23 PM, Eva Rachel Retuya <eraretuya@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>> Add SPI driver that initializes SPI regmap for the adxl345 core driver.
>>> The driver supports the same functionality as I2C namely the x, y, z and
>>> scale readings.

>>>  config ADXL345_I2C
>>>         tristate
>>>         select REGMAP_I2C
>>>
>>> +config ADXL345_SPI
>>> +       tristate
>>> +       select REGMAP_SPI
>>
>> Hmm...
>> I saw another pattern
>>
>> Library / core part is non-visible to user, while
>> SPI and I2C parts are selectable by user.
>>
>> Why do you use inverted pattern? What did I miss?
>
> The first version of the patch used the other pattern SPI/I2C visible.
> Jonathan suggested this other pattern. I prefer the explicit SPI/I2C visible
> pattern, but in the end it doesn't really matter as long as both work.

Yes, but this pattern makes extra footprint of the kernel and
basically dead code when I would like, for example, to have SPI bus
enabled, I2C module available, but SPI module not compiled.

Other one is when I want to have one compiled in, one as a module by
whatever reason.

At the end I have no strong opinion, though rationale for the opposite is above.

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With Best Regards,
Andy Shevchenko