Re: [PATCH] i2c: Add i2c_get_match_data()

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Hi Biju,

On Mon, May 22, 2023 at 2:38 PM Biju Das <biju.das.jz@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Sent: Monday, May 22, 2023 12:29 PM
> > To: Biju Das <biju.das.jz@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Cc: Wolfram Sang <wsa@xxxxxxxxxx>; linux-i2c@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; Alessandro
> > Zummo <a.zummo@xxxxxxxxxxxx>; Alexandre Belloni
> > <alexandre.belloni@xxxxxxxxxxx>; Prabhakar Mahadev Lad
> > <prabhakar.mahadev-lad.rj@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>; linux-renesas-
> > soc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: Re: [PATCH] i2c: Add i2c_get_match_data()
> >
> > Hi Biju,
> >
> > On Mon, May 22, 2023 at 12:42 PM Biju Das <biju.das.jz@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > wrote:
> > > Add i2c_get_match_data() similar to of_device_get_match_data(), so
> > > that we can optimize the driver code that uses both I2C and DT-based
> > > matching.
> > >
> > > Suggested-by: Geert Uytterhoeven <geert+renesas@xxxxxxxxx>
> > > Signed-off-by: Biju Das <biju.das.jz@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >
> > Thanks for your patch!
> >
> > > --- a/drivers/i2c/i2c-core-base.c
> > > +++ b/drivers/i2c/i2c-core-base.c
> > > @@ -99,8 +99,8 @@ const char *i2c_freq_mode_string(u32 bus_freq_hz)  }
> > > EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(i2c_freq_mode_string);
> > >
> > > -const struct i2c_device_id *i2c_match_id(const struct i2c_device_id
> > *id,
> > > -                                               const struct
> > i2c_client *client)
> > > +static const struct i2c_device_id *i2c_match_device_id(const struct
> > i2c_device_id *id,
> > > +                                                      const struct
> > > +i2c_client *client)
> > >  {
> > >         if (!(id && client))
> > >                 return NULL;
> > > @@ -110,10 +110,30 @@ const struct i2c_device_id *i2c_match_id(const
> > struct i2c_device_id *id,
> > >                         return id;
> > >                 id++;
> > >         }
> > > +
> > >         return NULL;
> > >  }
> > > +
> > > +const struct i2c_device_id *i2c_match_id(const struct i2c_device_id
> > *id,
> > > +                                        const struct i2c_client
> > > +*client) {
> > > +       return i2c_match_device_id(id, client); }
> > >  EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(i2c_match_id);
> >
> > Is there any reason why you're adding a new intermediate?
>
> The same code is shared between below function.
> As discussed below, it is not required.
>
> >
> > >
> > > +const void *i2c_get_match_data(const struct i2c_device_id *id,
> > > +                              const struct i2c_client *client)
> >
> > I think this should take the id table from the i2c_driver, as pointed to
> > by client->dev.driver, instead of from an explicitly passed parameter.
>
> You mean const void *i2c_get_match_data(const struct i2c_client *client)??
>
> struct i2c_driver       *driver = client->dev.driver;

also needs to_i2c_driver()

>
> And then call
>
> match = i2c_match_id(driver->id_table, client)??

Exactly.

> > > +{
> > > +       const struct i2c_device_id *match;
> > > +
> > > +       match = i2c_match_device_id(id, client);
> > > +       if (!match)
> > > +               return NULL;
> > > +
> > > +       return (const void *)match->driver_data;
> >
> > One can discuss about the returned type: personally, I won't mind "const
> > void *" for consistency with other subsystems (e.g. DT), but as
> > i2c_device_id.driver_data has type "kernel_ulong_t", other people might
> > prefer the latter.
>
> The advantage of void*, is upper layer don't need casting.

Depending on what the driver wants...
Some drivers want integers, other want pointers...

> eg: with kernel_ulong_t as return parameter:
>
> isl1208->config = (struct isl1208_config *)i2c_get_match_data;

I know ;-)
For the isl1208 case, "void *" simplifies the driver...

Gr{oetje,eeting}s,

                        Geert

-- 
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