Re: [PATCH v1 1/1] device property: Add a note to the fwnode.h

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On Mon, Mar 31, 2025 at 6:32 PM Andy Shevchenko
<andriy.shevchenko@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Add a note to the fwnode.h that the header should not be used
> directly in the leaf drivers, they all should use the higher
> level APIs and the respective headers.

This sounds like a solution to a problem, but the problem statement is missing.

What's your motivation?

> Signed-off-by: Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
>  include/linux/fwnode.h | 6 ++++++
>  1 file changed, 6 insertions(+)
>
> diff --git a/include/linux/fwnode.h b/include/linux/fwnode.h
> index 6fa0a268d538..da537c7c30dc 100644
> --- a/include/linux/fwnode.h
> +++ b/include/linux/fwnode.h
> @@ -2,6 +2,12 @@
>  /*
>   * fwnode.h - Firmware device node object handle type definition.
>   *
> + * Note, this header is not meant to be used by the leaf drivers.
> + * It provides the low level data types and definitions for the firmware
> + * and device property providers. The respective API headers should
> + * guarantee all the required data types and definitions without including
> + * this header directly.
> + *
>   * Copyright (C) 2015, Intel Corporation
>   * Author: Rafael J. Wysocki <rafael.j.wysocki@xxxxxxxxx>
>   */
> --
> 2.47.2
>
>





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