From: Dmitry Torokhov <dmitry.torokhov@gmail.com>
To: Lukasz Stelmach <l.stelmach@samsung.com>
Cc: Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@linux.intel.com>,
"Rafael J. Wysocki" <rafael@kernel.org>,
Heikki Krogerus <heikki.krogerus@linux.intel.com>,
Mika Westerberg <mika.westerberg@linux.intel.com>,
Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@linaro.org>,
Ard Biesheuvel <ard.biesheuvel@linaro.org>,
linux-acpi@vger.kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org,
platform-driver-x86@vger.kernel.org,
Marek Szyprowski <m.szyprowski@samsung.com>,
Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz <b.zolnierkie@samsung.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v8 3/6] software node: implement reference properties
Date: Mon, 9 Nov 2020 10:53:05 -0800 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20201109185305.GT1003057@dtor-ws> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <dleftj4klypf5u.fsf%l.stelmach@samsung.com>
On Mon, Nov 09, 2020 at 07:18:37PM +0100, Lukasz Stelmach wrote:
> It was <2020-11-09 pon 19:24>, when Andy Shevchenko wrote:
> > On Mon, Nov 09, 2020 at 06:02:29PM +0100, Lukasz Stelmach wrote:
> >> It was <2019-11-07 czw 20:22>, when Dmitry Torokhov wrote:
> >> > It is possible to store references to software nodes in the same fashion as
> >> > other static properties, so that users do not need to define separate
> >> > structures:
> >> >
> >> > static const struct software_node gpio_bank_b_node = {
> >> > .name = "B",
> >> > };
> >> >
> >> > static const struct property_entry simone_key_enter_props[] = {
> >> > PROPERTY_ENTRY_U32("linux,code", KEY_ENTER),
> >> > PROPERTY_ENTRY_STRING("label", "enter"),
> >> > PROPERTY_ENTRY_REF("gpios", &gpio_bank_b_node, 123, GPIO_ACTIVE_LOW),
> >> > { }
> >> > };
> >> >
> >> > Signed-off-by: Dmitry Torokhov <dmitry.torokhov@gmail.com>
> >> > ---
> >>
> >> I am writing a piece that needs to provide a list of gpios to a
> >> diriver. The above example looks like what I need.
> >
> > Nope.
> >
> > It mustn't be used for GPIOs or PWMs or whatever that either should come via
> > lookup tables or corresponding firmware interface.
> >
>
> May I ask why? I've read commit descriptions for drivers/base/swnode.c
> and the discussion on lkml and I understand software nodes as a way to
> provide (synthesize) a description for a device that is missing a
> description in the firmware. Another use case seems to be to replace (in
> the long run) platform data. That is what I am trying to use it for.
>
> I want my device to be configured with either DT or software_nodes
> created at run time with configfs. My device is going to use GPIOs
> described in the DT and it is going to be configured via configfs at run
> time. I could use platform_data to pass structures from configfs but
> software nodes would let me save some code in the device driver and use
> the same paths for both static (DT) and dynamic (configfs)
> configuration.
>
> Probably I have missed something and I will be greatful, if you tell me
> where I can find more information about software nodes. There are few
> users in the kernel and it isn't obvious for me how to use software
> nodes properly.
Yeah, I disagree with Andy here. The lookup tables are a crutch that we
have until GPIO and PWM a taught to support software nodes (I need to
resurrect my patch series for GPIO, if you have time to test that would
be awesome).
Thanks.
--
Dmitry
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2020-11-09 18:53 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 28+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2019-11-08 4:22 [PATCH v8 0/6] software node: add support for reference properties Dmitry Torokhov
2019-11-08 4:22 ` [PATCH v8 1/6] software node: rename is_array to is_inline Dmitry Torokhov
2019-11-08 9:49 ` Rafael J. Wysocki
2019-11-13 6:52 ` Bjørn Mork
2019-11-13 8:08 ` Dmitry Torokhov
[not found] ` <CGME20191212111237eucas1p1a278d2d5d2437e3219896367e82604cc@eucas1p1.samsung.com>
2019-12-12 11:12 ` Marek Szyprowski
2019-12-12 11:28 ` Andy Shevchenko
2019-12-12 16:41 ` Rafael J. Wysocki
2019-12-13 6:47 ` Marek Szyprowski
2019-12-13 8:37 ` Rafael J. Wysocki
2019-12-13 1:24 ` Dmitry Torokhov
2019-12-13 6:44 ` Marek Szyprowski
2019-11-08 4:22 ` [PATCH v8 2/6] software node: allow embedding of small arrays into property_entry Dmitry Torokhov
2019-11-08 4:22 ` [PATCH v8 3/6] software node: implement reference properties Dmitry Torokhov
[not found] ` <CGME20201109170241eucas1p14c2156334d8c6ef15d52664fa4776f41@eucas1p1.samsung.com>
2020-11-09 17:02 ` Lukasz Stelmach
2020-11-09 17:24 ` Andy Shevchenko
[not found] ` <CGME20201109181851eucas1p241de8938e399c0b603c764593b057c41@eucas1p2.samsung.com>
2020-11-09 18:18 ` Lukasz Stelmach
2020-11-09 18:53 ` Dmitry Torokhov [this message]
2020-11-09 19:05 ` Andy Shevchenko
2020-11-10 12:39 ` Heikki Krogerus
2020-11-10 12:46 ` Rafael J. Wysocki
[not found] ` <CGME20201109195504eucas1p19d493c947d8752e39c26202cf0978fc0@eucas1p1.samsung.com>
2020-11-09 19:54 ` Lukasz Stelmach
2020-11-09 19:02 ` Andy Shevchenko
[not found] ` <CGME20201109194725eucas1p2cc9357486879a14b2ad2f6ef968ff4b2@eucas1p2.samsung.com>
2020-11-09 19:47 ` Lukasz Stelmach
2020-11-09 21:20 ` Andy Shevchenko
2019-11-08 4:22 ` [PATCH v8 4/6] platform/x86: intel_cht_int33fe: use inline " Dmitry Torokhov
2019-11-08 4:22 ` [PATCH v8 5/6] software node: remove separate handling of references Dmitry Torokhov
2019-11-08 4:22 ` [PATCH v8 6/6] software node: add basic tests for property entries Dmitry Torokhov
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