[PATCH v3 03/14] software node: Implement device_get_match_data fwnode callback

From: Manivannan Sadhasivam via B4 Relay

Date: Sat Jan 10 2026 - 01:57:05 EST


From: Sui Jingfeng <sui.jingfeng@xxxxxxxxx>

Because the software node backend of the fwnode API framework lacks an
implementation for the .device_get_match_data function callback. This
makes it difficult to use(and/or test) a few drivers that originates
from DT world on the non-DT platform.

Implement the .device_get_match_data fwnode callback, which helps to keep
the three backends of the fwnode API aligned as much as possible. This is
also a fundamental step to make a few drivers OF-independent truely
possible.

Device drivers or platform setup codes are expected to provide a software
node string property, named as "compatible". At this moment, the value of
this string property is being used to match against the compatible entries
in the of_device_id table. It can be extended in the future though.

Signed-off-by: Sui Jingfeng <sui.jingfeng@xxxxxxxxx>
[mani: removed fixes tag]
Signed-off-by: Manivannan Sadhasivam <manivannan.sadhasivam@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/base/swnode.c | 29 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
1 file changed, 29 insertions(+)

diff --git a/drivers/base/swnode.c b/drivers/base/swnode.c
index 16a8301c25d6..cd722712b8e9 100644
--- a/drivers/base/swnode.c
+++ b/drivers/base/swnode.c
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
#include <linux/kobject.h>
#include <linux/kstrtox.h>
#include <linux/list.h>
+#include <linux/mod_devicetable.h>
#include <linux/property.h>
#include <linux/slab.h>
#include <linux/spinlock.h>
@@ -390,6 +391,33 @@ static void software_node_put(struct fwnode_handle *fwnode)
kobject_put(&swnode->kobj);
}

+static const void *
+software_node_get_match_data(const struct fwnode_handle *fwnode,
+ const struct device *dev)
+{
+ struct swnode *swnode = to_swnode(fwnode);
+ const struct of_device_id *matches = dev->driver->of_match_table;
+ const char *val = NULL;
+ int ret;
+
+ ret = property_entry_read_string_array(swnode->node->properties,
+ "compatible", &val, 1);
+ if (ret < 0 || !val)
+ return NULL;
+
+ if (!matches)
+ return NULL;
+
+ while (matches->compatible[0]) {
+ if (!strcmp(matches->compatible, val))
+ return matches->data;
+
+ ++matches;
+ }
+
+ return NULL;
+}
+
static bool software_node_property_present(const struct fwnode_handle *fwnode,
const char *propname)
{
@@ -694,6 +722,7 @@ software_node_graph_parse_endpoint(const struct fwnode_handle *fwnode,
static const struct fwnode_operations software_node_ops = {
.get = software_node_get,
.put = software_node_put,
+ .device_get_match_data = software_node_get_match_data,
.property_present = software_node_property_present,
.property_read_bool = software_node_property_present,
.property_read_int_array = software_node_read_int_array,

--
2.48.1