24.08.2020 10:33, Lee Jones пишет: >> ... >>>> +static struct a500_ec *a500_ec_scratch; >>> >>> If this is only used for power_off, please rename it. I've been told to >>> do so in my driver: https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20200519104933.GX271301@dell/ >> >> I don't mind to rename the variable, but not sure whether it will be a >> worthwhile change since _scratch is also a common naming scheme among >> MFD drivers. Please see max77620_scratch for example, which I added >> about a year ago. > > If something is used once, it does not make it 'common'. > > Not sure how this slipped my notice before, but I don't like it. > > Ensure any global struct used for power_off only includes items > required for this purpose. It's unfortunate this API requires a > global variable at all. > Okay! I'll change it in the v2, thanks! Thierry Reding was working on the shutdown API which should replace the global variables, unfortunately he doesn't have enough time to finish that work yet.
