Re: [PATCH 2/3] mfd: bd9571mwv: Make the driver more generic

[Geert Uytterhoeven]

Hi Shimoda-san,

On Thu, Dec 10, 2020 at 5:10 AM Yoshihiro Shimoda
<yoshihiro.shimoda.uh@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > From: Geert Uytterhoeven, Sent: Wednesday, December 9, 2020 10:26 PM
> > On Tue, Dec 8, 2020 at 9:06 AM Yoshihiro Shimoda
> > <yoshihiro.shimoda.uh@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> <snip>
> > > index 80c6ef0..57bdb6a 100644
> > > --- a/drivers/mfd/bd9571mwv.c
> > > +++ b/drivers/mfd/bd9571mwv.c
> >
> > > @@ -127,13 +137,12 @@ static int bd9571mwv_identify(struct bd9571mwv *bd)
> > >                         ret);
> > >                 return ret;
> > >         }
> > > -
> > > -       if (value != BD9571MWV_PRODUCT_CODE_VAL) {
> > > +       /* Confirm the product code */
> > > +       if (value != bd->data->product_code_val) {
> > >                 dev_err(dev, "Invalid product code ID %02x (expected %02x)\n",
> > > -                       value, BD9571MWV_PRODUCT_CODE_VAL);
> > > +                       value, bd->data->product_code_val);
> > >                 return -EINVAL;
> > >         }
> >
> > Reading the product code register, and checking the product code value
> > can be removed, as bd9571mwv_probe() has verified it already.
>
> Indeed. I'll remove this.

OK.

> > > --- a/include/linux/mfd/bd9571mwv.h
> > > +++ b/include/linux/mfd/bd9571mwv.h

> > > + */
> > > +struct bd957x_data {
> > > +       int product_code_val;
> >
> > unsigned int?
>
> We can remove this member.

True.

> Or, keeping this member and then we check the product code by this member
> instead of switch() like below?
>
> /* No build test, JFYI */
> struct bd957x_data *data_array[] = {
>         &bd9571mwv_data,
>         &bd9574mwf_data,
> };
>
> for (i = 0; I < ARRAY_SIZE(data_array); i++) {
>         if (val == data_array[i].product_code_val) {
>                 bd->data = data_array[i];
>                 break;
>         }
> }

Given we probably won't have more than a handful variants, I'm
leaning towards the switch() approach.

Gr{oetje,eeting}s,

                        Geert

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