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SubjectRe: [patch 3/4] MFD: Remove unnecessary fields if mfd_cell structure.
2008/7/9 Ben Dooks <ben-linux@fluff.org>:
> On Wed, Jul 09, 2008 at 03:09:12PM +0400, Dmitry wrote:
>> 2008/7/9 Ben Dooks <ben-linux@fluff.org>:
>> > The enable,disable,suspend and resume entry in the struct mfd_cell
>> > do not seem to be necessary as they should be handled by the
>> > platform driver that the device created has bound to.
>>
>> NAK. It's used e.g. by the tmio-nand driver. These fields provide easy
>> way to support
>> enhanced power management, etc.
>
> What enhancements over the standard platform device model do you need?

As an example of what we need, please check the tmio-nand driver.

>
>> >
>> > Signed-off-by: Ben Dooks <ben-linux@fluff.org>
>> >
>> > Index: linux-2.6.26-rc9-next20080709/include/linux/mfd/core.h
>> > ===================================================================
>> > --- linux-2.6.26-rc9-next20080709.orig/include/linux/mfd/core.h 2008-07-09 10:44:45.000000000 +0100
>> > +++ linux-2.6.26-rc9-next20080709/include/linux/mfd/core.h 2008-07-09 10:45:06.000000000 +0100
>> > @@ -23,12 +26,6 @@
>> > */
>> > struct mfd_cell {
>> > const char *name;
>> > -
>> > - int (*enable)(struct platform_device *dev);
>> > - int (*disable)(struct platform_device *dev);
>> > - int (*suspend)(struct platform_device *dev);
>> > - int (*resume)(struct platform_device *dev);
>> > -
>> > void *driver_data; /* driver-specific data */
>> >
>> > /*
>> >
>> > --
>> >
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> With best wishes
>> Dmitry
>
> --
> --
> Ben
>
> Q: What's a light-year?
> A: One-third less calories than a regular year.
>
>



--
With best wishes
Dmitry


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