[PATCH v3 1/7] ARM: OMAP2xxx: hwmod: Convert SHAM crypto device data to hwmod
Mark A. Greer
mgreer at animalcreek.com
Fri Nov 9 13:20:24 EST 2012
On Fri, Nov 09, 2012 at 10:00:31AM -0800, Tony Lindgren wrote:
> * Paul Walmsley <paul at pwsan.com> [121109 09:13]:
> > On Fri, 9 Nov 2012, Mark A. Greer wrote:
> >
> > > On Fri, Nov 09, 2012 at 06:10:20PM +0200, Kasatkin, Dmitry wrote:
> > >
> > > > Why not using macros as it was before?
> > > >
> > > > OMAP24XX_SEC_SHA1MD5_BASE
> > >
> > > I am following the precedent set in the existing code of that file
> > > which uses the actual address instead of a macro (except for uart).
> > >
> > > I have no preference but I believe that is how Paul prefers it.
> > >
> > > Paul?
> >
> > My upstream prefers the raw addresses, I believe, under the rationale that
> > it allows the macro definitions to be removed from arch/arm/mach-omap2.
> > This reduces the total number of lines of code in that directory - and
> > this is currently an overriding concern of my upstreams.
> >
> > So, yes the address format in your patch is fine.
>
> Yes that should be the only place where that address is defined.
> If OMAP24XX_SEC_SHA1MD5_BASE is used in multiple locations, then
> it makes sense to define it in some local header.
According to my 'git grep', its the only place so the patch should be good.
Mark
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