[PATCH] ARM: EXYNOS4: Configure MAX8997 PMIC for Origen

Inderpal Singh inderpal.singh at linaro.org
Wed Aug 17 06:50:22 EDT 2011


On 16 August 2011 20:49, Mark Brown <broonie at opensource.wolfsonmicro.com> wrote:
>
> On Tue, Aug 16, 2011 at 04:38:46PM +0530, Inderpal Singh wrote:
> > On 14 August 2011 20:31, Mark Brown <broonie at opensource.wolfsonmicro.com>wrote:
> > > On Thu, Aug 11, 2011 at 09:26:05AM +0530, Inderpal Singh wrote:
>
> > > > +static struct regulator_consumer_supply __initdata ldo7_consumer[] = {
> > > > +     REGULATOR_SUPPLY("avdd", "soc-audio"), /* Reatek ALC5625*/
> > > > +};
>
> > > Ick, no.  The soc-audio device is a virtual device within Linux and is
> > > being phased out, any driver adding new soc-audio devices will be
> > > rejected.  The CODEC driver should deal with its own power.
>
> > Ok. So does it mean that sound cards will have their own devices? And those
> > device names should be listed as consumers?
>
> As I said above "The CODEC driver should deal with its own power."

Ok, will change accordingly.

>
> > > > +static struct i2c_board_info i2c0_devs[] __initdata = {
> > > > +[I2C0_MAX8997] = {
> > > > +     I2C_BOARD_INFO("max8997", (0xCC >> 1)),
> > > > +     .platform_data = &origen_max8997_pdata,
> > > > +     },
> > > > +};
>
> > > Why are you assigning the array index?  That's very unusual.
>
> > Have seen this kind of initialisation at few places. It looked more
> > readable.
> > If its not preferred, I will remove it.
>
> You shouldn't need to be looking up individual members in a board info
> array in the first place.

Ok, will remove array index assignment.

>
> > > > +     s3c_i2c0_set_platdata(NULL);
> > > > +     i2c0_devs[I2C0_MAX8997].irq = gpio_to_irq(EXYNOS4_GPX0(4));
>
> > > There should be defines to do this statically.
>
> > What advantages do you see in using defines?
>
> It's non-idiomatic to modify the I2C board info at runtime, all the
> numbers are known at compile time anyway.

This line is External Interrupt line, so will use suitable IRQ_EINT
macro and resubmit the patch.


With Regards,
Inder



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