[PATCH 24/25] drm: kirin: Pass driver data to crtc init and plane init

[John Stultz]

On Wed, Apr 24, 2019 at 2:15 PM Sam Ravnborg <sam at ravnborg.org> wrote:
> > > I missed where ade_driver_data came from.
> > > This looks an extra patch to intoduce driver_data,
> > > that maybe should be merged with an earlier version?
> >
> > I'm not sure I'm following you here. Can you clarify a bit more?
>
> So I looked at this a bit more - and got the bigger picture in place
> again.
>
> driver_data is assigned using the lookup done at probe() time.
> For now this is just assigned to ade_driver_data as this is the
> only option.
> So an indirection via driver_date or calling ade_driver_data
> direct is the same.
> And you have several patches where you migrate to use driver_data
> rather than calling ade_driver_data direct.
> It confused me that the patch introducing the lookup at probe()
> came before all call sites were migrated to use driver_data.
> But I get it now so it is fine.
>
> Maybe a few words in the commit log like:
>
> This patch refactor to call functions via driver_data,
> rather than hardcoding them via ade_driver_data.
> This is doen so we later can assing another stucture to
> driver_data to support other chips.

Sounds good! I'll integrate this into the change log.

> PS. I did not complain about your spelling mistakes in the
> changelog. I have a similar (or worse) keyboard from a spelling
> point of view.

Oh yes, a deficiency of mine. Good reminder I should run through the
logs w/ the spell checker.

Again, I appreciate the feedback!

thanks
-john