Re: [PATCH v1 1/1] device property: Add a note to the fwnode.h

From: Andy Shevchenko
Date: Mon Apr 07 2025 - 15:19:19 EST


On Mon, Apr 07, 2025 at 08:44:20PM +0200, Rafael J. Wysocki wrote:
> On Mon, Apr 7, 2025 at 8:36 PM Andy Shevchenko
> <andriy.shevchenko@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > On Mon, Apr 07, 2025 at 08:17:17PM +0200, Rafael J. Wysocki wrote:
> > > On Mon, Mar 31, 2025 at 6:32 PM Andy Shevchenko
> > > <andriy.shevchenko@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Add a note to the fwnode.h that the header should not be used
> > > > directly in the leaf drivers, they all should use the higher
> > > > level APIs and the respective headers.
> > >
> > > This sounds like a solution to a problem, but the problem statement is missing.
> >
> > > What's your motivation?
> >
> > Found a few drivers that are mistakenly include fwnode.h while they meant to
> > have either of.h or more likely property.h.
>
> I see.
>
> I would then say
>
> "This header file provides low-level data types and definitions for
> firmware and device property providers. The respective API header
> files supplied by them should contain all of the requisite data types
> and definitions for end users, so including it directly should not be
> necessary."
>
> And I would mention that the purpose is to give guidance to driver
> writers to avoid repeating a common mistake.

A-ha, thanks for the suggestion, since there is also a v2, which almost
the same, I will incorporate it into v3.

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With Best Regards,
Andy Shevchenko