Re: [PATCH 3/3] soundwire: bus_type: add sdw_master_device support

[Vinod Koul <vkoul@kernel.org>]

On 11-05-20, 11:34, Liao, Bard wrote:
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> > Subject: Re: [PATCH 3/3] soundwire: bus_type: add sdw_master_device support
> > 
> > On 11-05-20, 08:04, Liao, Bard wrote:
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: Vinod Koul <vkoul@kernel.org>
> > > > Sent: Monday, May 11, 2020 2:32 PM
> > > > To: Bard Liao <yung-chuan.liao@linux.intel.com>
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> > > > hui.wang@canonical.com; pierre- louis.bossart@linux.intel.com; Kale,
> > > > Sanyog R <sanyog.r.kale@intel.com>; Blauciak, Slawomir
> > > > <slawomir.blauciak@intel.com>; Lin, Mengdong
> > > > <mengdong.lin@intel.com>; Liao, Bard <bard.liao@intel.com>
> > > > Subject: Re: [PATCH 3/3] soundwire: bus_type: add sdw_master_device
> > > > support
> > > >
> > > > On 30-04-20, 02:51, Bard Liao wrote:
> > > > > @@ -24,9 +24,14 @@ int sdw_bus_master_add(struct sdw_bus *bus,
> > > > > struct
> > > > device *parent,
> > > > >  	struct sdw_master_prop *prop = NULL;
> > > > >  	int ret;
> > > > >
> > > > > -	if (!bus->dev) {
> > > > > -		pr_err("SoundWire bus has no device\n");
> > > > > -		return -ENODEV;
> > > >
> > > > This check is removed and not moved into sdw_master_device_add()
> > > > either, can you add here or in patch 1 and keep checking the parent
> > > > device please
> > >
> > > We will set bus->dev = &md->dev in the end of sdw_master_device_add().
> > 
> > We need to test if this is valid or not :)
> > 
> > > That's why we remove the test. But now I am wandering does it make
> > > sense to set bus->dev = &md->dev? Maybe it makes more sense to set
> > > bus->dev = sdw control device.
> > > A follow up question is that should slave device a child of bus device
> > > or master device? I would prefer bus device if it makes sense.
> > > I will check bus->dev and parent and remove bus->dev = &md->dev in the
> > > next version.
> > 
> > the parent is bus->dev and sdw_master_device created would be child of this
> > and should be set as such. You can remove it from bus object and keep in
> > sdw_master_device object, that is fine by me.
> 
> Looks like we don't need the parent and fwnode parameter since we can
> get them from bus->dev 😊

Quite right

> > The sdw_slave is child of sdw_master_device now and looks to be set correct.
> 
> So, it will be
> bus device
>     -> master device
>          -> slave device
> right?

yes

> 
> I have a question here. We have pm supported on bus and slave devices,
> but not master device. Will pm work with this architecture?
> Can it be
> bus device
>     -> master device & slave device?

yes it would and you should check it out. The pm (runtime_pm) works well
with child devices and parents, so we need to ensure that parents are
set properly.

Thanks
-- 
~Vinod