[PATCHv5 2/2] INPUT: Introduce generic trigger/LED pairs to input LEDs

Dmitry Torokhov dmitry.torokhov at gmail.com
Thu Jan 22 16:37:02 PST 2015


On Friday, January 23, 2015 01:30:11 AM Samuel Thibault wrote:
> Samuel Thibault, le Fri 23 Jan 2015 01:10:38 +0100, a écrit :
> > Dmitry Torokhov, le Sun 04 Jan 2015 15:28:38 -0800, a écrit :
> > > > +	dev = cdev->dev->platform_data;
> > > 
> > > Umm, platform data is not the best place for storing this. Why not
> > > drvdata?
> > 
> > Ah, actually led_classdev already makes use of it, see the
> > device_create_with_groups call in led_classdev_register.
> 
> Actually I'd say it makes sense to be using the platform_data field:
> from the point of view of the led object, the input object is indeed
> something like a platform.

No, platform data is what difefrentiates an arm board from another arm board, 
or an x86 or mips one.

Thanks.

-- 
Dmitry



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