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[v2,14/23] counter: Update documentation for new counter registration functions

Message ID 20211227094526.698714-15-u.kleine-koenig@pengutronix.de (mailing list archive)
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Series [v2,01/23] counter: Use container_of instead of drvdata to track counter_device | expand

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Uwe Kleine-König Dec. 27, 2021, 9:45 a.m. UTC
In order to replace the counter registration API also update the
documentation to the new way.

Signed-off-by: Uwe Kleine-König <u.kleine-koenig@pengutronix.de>
---
 Documentation/driver-api/generic-counter.rst | 10 +++++-----
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

Comments

Jonathan Cameron Dec. 28, 2021, 6:12 p.m. UTC | #1
On Mon, 27 Dec 2021 10:45:17 +0100
Uwe Kleine-König         <u.kleine-koenig@pengutronix.de> wrote:

> In order to replace the counter registration API also update the
> documentation to the new way.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Uwe Kleine-König <u.kleine-koenig@pengutronix.de>
Fine either way, but a suggestion below.

Reviewed-by: Jonathan Cameron <Jonathan.Cameron@huawei.com>

> ---
>  Documentation/driver-api/generic-counter.rst | 10 +++++-----
>  1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/Documentation/driver-api/generic-counter.rst b/Documentation/driver-api/generic-counter.rst
> index 1b487a331467..991b180c7b47 100644
> --- a/Documentation/driver-api/generic-counter.rst
> +++ b/Documentation/driver-api/generic-counter.rst
> @@ -262,11 +262,11 @@ order to communicate with the device: to read and write various Signals
>  and Counts, and to set and get the "action mode" and "function mode" for
>  various Synapses and Counts respectively.
>  
> -A defined counter_device structure may be registered to the system by
> -passing it to the counter_register function, and unregistered by passing
> -it to the counter_unregister function. Similarly, the
> -devm_counter_register function may be used if device memory-managed
> -registration is desired.
> +A counter_device structure is supposed to be allocated using counter_alloc()
> +and may be registered to the system by passing it to the counter_add()
> +function, and unregistered by passing it to the counter_unregister function.

I'd avoid the supposed to and the odd vague use of structure in the origin
text and just go with

A struct counter_device is allocated using counter_alloc()...


> +There are device managed variants of these functions: devm_counter_alloc() and
> +devm_counter_add().
>  
>  The struct counter_comp structure is used to define counter extensions
>  for Signals, Synapses, and Counts.
William Breathitt Gray Dec. 29, 2021, 8:19 a.m. UTC | #2
On Tue, Dec 28, 2021 at 06:12:22PM +0000, Jonathan Cameron wrote:
> On Mon, 27 Dec 2021 10:45:17 +0100
> Uwe Kleine-König         <u.kleine-koenig@pengutronix.de> wrote:
> 
> > In order to replace the counter registration API also update the
> > documentation to the new way.
> > 
> > Signed-off-by: Uwe Kleine-König <u.kleine-koenig@pengutronix.de>
> Fine either way, but a suggestion below.
> 
> Reviewed-by: Jonathan Cameron <Jonathan.Cameron@huawei.com>
> 
> > ---
> >  Documentation/driver-api/generic-counter.rst | 10 +++++-----
> >  1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
> > 
> > diff --git a/Documentation/driver-api/generic-counter.rst b/Documentation/driver-api/generic-counter.rst
> > index 1b487a331467..991b180c7b47 100644
> > --- a/Documentation/driver-api/generic-counter.rst
> > +++ b/Documentation/driver-api/generic-counter.rst
> > @@ -262,11 +262,11 @@ order to communicate with the device: to read and write various Signals
> >  and Counts, and to set and get the "action mode" and "function mode" for
> >  various Synapses and Counts respectively.
> >  
> > -A defined counter_device structure may be registered to the system by
> > -passing it to the counter_register function, and unregistered by passing
> > -it to the counter_unregister function. Similarly, the
> > -devm_counter_register function may be used if device memory-managed
> > -registration is desired.
> > +A counter_device structure is supposed to be allocated using counter_alloc()
> > +and may be registered to the system by passing it to the counter_add()
> > +function, and unregistered by passing it to the counter_unregister function.
> 
> I'd avoid the supposed to and the odd vague use of structure in the origin
> text and just go with
> 
> A struct counter_device is allocated using counter_alloc()...

I like this simpler wording as well.

Acked-by: William Breathitt Gray <vilhelm.gray@gmail.com>

> 
> 
> > +There are device managed variants of these functions: devm_counter_alloc() and
> > +devm_counter_add().
> >  
> >  The struct counter_comp structure is used to define counter extensions
> >  for Signals, Synapses, and Counts.
>
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diff --git a/Documentation/driver-api/generic-counter.rst b/Documentation/driver-api/generic-counter.rst
index 1b487a331467..991b180c7b47 100644
--- a/Documentation/driver-api/generic-counter.rst
+++ b/Documentation/driver-api/generic-counter.rst
@@ -262,11 +262,11 @@  order to communicate with the device: to read and write various Signals
 and Counts, and to set and get the "action mode" and "function mode" for
 various Synapses and Counts respectively.
 
-A defined counter_device structure may be registered to the system by
-passing it to the counter_register function, and unregistered by passing
-it to the counter_unregister function. Similarly, the
-devm_counter_register function may be used if device memory-managed
-registration is desired.
+A counter_device structure is supposed to be allocated using counter_alloc()
+and may be registered to the system by passing it to the counter_add()
+function, and unregistered by passing it to the counter_unregister function.
+There are device managed variants of these functions: devm_counter_alloc() and
+devm_counter_add().
 
 The struct counter_comp structure is used to define counter extensions
 for Signals, Synapses, and Counts.