Re: [PATCH 0/2] device property: Warn on (of|fwnode|device)_property_read_bool() for non-boolean properties

[Andy Shevchenko]

On Thu, Jan 09, 2025 at 01:42:04PM -0600, Rob Herring (Arm) wrote:
> This series makes using (of|fwnode|device)_property_read_bool() on 
> non-boolean properties give a warning when used with DT. This has been 
> deprecated behavior for a while now. Soon we will add yet another 
> variant of this function with a Rust binding[1].
> 
> Why not put the warning in the fwnode code? The fwnode code doesn't know 
> the property's type as that depends on the firmware. For DT, a boolean 
> is a property with no value.
> 
> Perhaps the ACPI backend should have a warning too? I looked briefly at 
> it, but I don't have a clue how or if that can be detected. Doesn't look 
> like there's a specific type for booleans. In any case, that would be an 
> additional change on top of this series.

ACPI doesn't have such a concept, i.e. there is no separate "boolean" type.
All properties must have a value, we just ignore its content in case of
_read_bool() API, so from ACPI perspective this _read_bool() is purely SW
concept.

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With Best Regards,
Andy Shevchenko