Re: [PATCH v2] ata/pata_buddha: Probe via modalias instead of initcall

[Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@linux-m68k.org>]

Hi Max,

On Thu, Jul 25, 2019 at 3:25 PM Max Staudt <max@enpas.org> wrote:
> Up until now, the pata_buddha driver would only check for cards on
> initcall time. Now, the kernel will call its probe function as soon
> as a compatible card is detected.
>
> Device removal remains unimplemented. A WARN_ONCE() serves as a
> reminder.
>
> v2: Rename 'zdev' to 'z' to make the patch easy to analyse with
>     git diff --ignore-space-change
>
> Tested-by: Max Staudt <max@enpas.org>
> Signed-off-by: Max Staudt <max@enpas.org>

Thanks for your patch!

> --- a/drivers/ata/pata_buddha.c
> +++ b/drivers/ata/pata_buddha.c

> @@ -145,111 +146,162 @@ static struct ata_port_operations pata_xsurf_ops = {
>         .set_mode       = pata_buddha_set_mode,
>  };
>
> -static int __init pata_buddha_init_one(void)
> +static int pata_buddha_probe(struct zorro_dev *z,
> +                            const struct zorro_device_id *ent)
>  {

[...]

> +       switch (z->id) {
> +       case ZORRO_PROD_INDIVIDUAL_COMPUTERS_BUDDHA:
> +       default:
> +               type = BOARD_BUDDHA;
> +               break;
> +       case ZORRO_PROD_INDIVIDUAL_COMPUTERS_CATWEASEL:
> +               type = BOARD_CATWEASEL;
> +               nr_ports++;
> +               break;
> +       case ZORRO_PROD_INDIVIDUAL_COMPUTERS_X_SURF:
> +               type = BOARD_XSURF;
> +               break;
> +       }

Please obtain the type from ent->driver_data instead of using a switch()
statement...

> -module_init(pata_buddha_init_one);
> +static const struct zorro_device_id pata_buddha_zorro_tbl[] = {
> +       { ZORRO_PROD_INDIVIDUAL_COMPUTERS_BUDDHA, },
> +       { ZORRO_PROD_INDIVIDUAL_COMPUTERS_CATWEASEL, },
> +       { ZORRO_PROD_INDIVIDUAL_COMPUTERS_X_SURF, },

... after storing it in zorro_device_id.driver_data here.

> +       { 0 }
> +};

Gr{oetje,eeting}s,

                        Geert

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