RE: [PATCH V12 3/5] thermal: imx_sc: add i.MX system controller thermal support

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> From: Aisheng Dong
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> Subject: RE: [PATCH V12 3/5] thermal: imx_sc: add i.MX system controller
> thermal support
> 
> [...]
> 
> > > > +		if (!sensor)
> > > > +			return -ENOMEM;
> > > > +
> > > > +		ret = thermal_zone_of_get_sensor_id(child,
> > > > +						    &sensor_specs,
> > >
> > > It looks a bit strange why need sensor_specs as you even did not use it.
> >
> > It is because parsing the phandle arguments needs it, such as the
> > thermal_zone_of_sensor_register() function needs this pointer to be
> > passed back to check the elements are valid or NOT, so the API does
> > NOT define it as local structure. The API NOT just return the sensor
> > id, but also the of_phandle_args address, although we do NOT need it at all
> here.
> 
> The main problem is this one introduced in 2/5 which needs get ack from
> maintainer.
> For me, I would suggest to make sensor_specs transparent to user if it's
> really not needed by users.
> 
> Please try to make it either optional or hide to core users as well.
> And I guess the later one is doable after a glance at the core code.

OK, I will hide it to user if no other different comments.

Anson.

> 
> Regards
> Dong Aisheng




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