From: Lee Jones <lee.jones@linaro.org>
To: Min Li <min.li.xe@renesas.com>
Cc: "sameo@linux.intel.com" <sameo@linux.intel.com>,
"grant.likely@linaro.org" <grant.likely@linaro.org>,
"robh+dt@kernel.org" <robh+dt@kernel.org>,
"linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>,
"devicetree@vger.kernel.org" <devicetree@vger.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH mfd v1] mfd: Add Renesas Synchronization Management Unit (SMU) support
Date: Tue, 25 May 2021 19:23:11 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20210525182311.GE4005783@dell> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <OS3PR01MB6593170DE2814540F6C3F900BA259@OS3PR01MB6593.jpnprd01.prod.outlook.com>
On Tue, 25 May 2021, Min Li wrote:
> >
> > > +/* Current mfd device index */
> > > +static atomic_t rsmu_ndevs = ATOMIC_INIT(0);
> >
> > Counting/indexing this way is generally not good/required.
> >
>
> Hi Lee
>
> Since there could be more than one devices attached to the system, I am using this counter to track the index of each device.
> How would you suggest to do it? Thanks
Why do you need to track how many there are?
We don't usually do that at all.
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Thread overview: 20+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2021-04-26 19:44 [PATCH mfd v1] mfd: Add Renesas Synchronization Management Unit (SMU) support min.li.xe
2021-05-05 14:11 ` Min Li
2021-05-05 15:10 ` Lee Jones
2021-05-19 8:08 ` Lee Jones
2021-05-21 14:36 ` Min Li
2021-05-21 15:02 ` Lee Jones
2021-05-21 20:04 ` Min Li
2021-05-25 15:20 ` Min Li
2021-05-25 18:23 ` Lee Jones [this message]
2021-05-25 19:35 ` Min Li
2021-05-26 8:01 ` Lee Jones
2021-05-26 18:26 ` Min Li
2021-05-27 8:43 ` Lee Jones
2021-06-03 19:31 ` Min Li
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2021-03-20 15:43 min.li.xe
2021-03-22 15:03 ` Lee Jones
2021-03-22 15:22 ` Min Li
2021-03-23 8:44 ` Lee Jones
2021-03-23 15:01 ` Min Li
2021-03-17 21:53 min.li.xe
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