Re: [PATCH 1/3 V3] acpi:soc: merge common codes for creating platform device

["Rafael J. Wysocki" <rjw@rjwysocki.net>]

On Friday, January 30, 2015 07:07:14 AM Xue, Ken wrote:
> Hi Rafael,
> 	I looked into your patch in https://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/5677461/.
> 	I found that "XXX_platform_notify" should be implemented separately  in LPSS and APD driver  instead of "acpi_soc_platform_notify" in acpi_soc.
> 	Because there is WA can't be share with two drivers. And it can make LPSS or APD driver more flexible.
> 
> 	Then only "acpi_soc_create_device" can be shared by LPSS and APD. Maybe, the meaning of acpi_soc becomes less than what we expected.
> 	So, can we go back to two separated drivers without any binding?

I don't want code duplication between them, though.  So if there's a function
that may be shared between them, it should be shared.  And so on.  No duplicate
data structure definitions etc.

> And try thoughts about acpi_soc, if there were more common features.

As I said.  If you can do that without code duplication, please feel free to try.


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