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Date:   Mon, 4 Jul 2022 13:49:11 +0100
From:   Lee Jones <lee.jones@linaro.org>
To:     "Satya Priya Kakitapalli (Temp)" <quic_c_skakit@quicinc.com>
Cc:     Bjorn Andersson <bjorn.andersson@linaro.org>,
        Rob Herring <robh+dt@kernel.org>,
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        swboyd@chromium.org, quic_collinsd@quicinc.com,
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Subject: Re: [PATCH V15 6/9] mfd: pm8008: Use i2c_new_dummy_device() API
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On Mon, 04 Jul 2022, Satya Priya Kakitapalli (Temp) wrote:

> 
> On 7/1/2022 2:42 PM, Lee Jones wrote:
> > On Fri, 01 Jul 2022, Satya Priya Kakitapalli (Temp) wrote:
> > 
> > > On 7/1/2022 1:24 PM, Lee Jones wrote:
> > > > On Fri, 01 Jul 2022, Satya Priya Kakitapalli (Temp) wrote:
> > > > 
> > > > > On 6/30/2022 4:04 PM, Lee Jones wrote:
> > > > > > On Thu, 30 Jun 2022, Satya Priya Kakitapalli (Temp) wrote:
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > > On 6/29/2022 8:48 PM, Lee Jones wrote:
> > > > > > > > On Wed, 29 Jun 2022, Satya Priya Kakitapalli (Temp) wrote:
> > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > > On 6/28/2022 1:12 PM, Lee Jones wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > On Tue, 28 Jun 2022, Satya Priya Kakitapalli (Temp) wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > > > > On 6/27/2022 1:11 PM, Lee Jones wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > On Mon, 27 Jun 2022, Satya Priya Kakitapalli (Temp) wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > > > > > > Hi Lee,
> > > > > > > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > > > > > > On 6/20/2022 4:37 PM, Satya Priya Kakitapalli (Temp) wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > On 6/20/2022 1:50 PM, Lee Jones wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Mon, 20 Jun 2022, Satya Priya Kakitapalli (Temp) wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On 6/17/2022 2:27 AM, Lee Jones wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Tue, 14 Jun 2022, Satya Priya wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Use i2c_new_dummy_device() to register pm8008-regulator
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > client present at a different address space, instead of
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > defining a separate DT node. This avoids calling the probe
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > twice for the same chip, once for each client pm8008-infra
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > and pm8008-regulator.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > As a part of this define pm8008_regmap_init() to do regmap
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > init for both the clients and define pm8008_get_regmap() to
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > pass the regmap to the regulator driver.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Signed-off-by: Satya Priya<quic_c_skakit@quicinc.com>
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Reviewed-by: Stephen Boyd<swboyd@chromium.org>
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ---
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Changes in V15:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >          - None.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Changes in V14:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >          - None.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Changes in V13:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >          - None.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >          drivers/mfd/qcom-pm8008.c       | 34
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++--
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >          include/linux/mfd/qcom_pm8008.h |  9 +++++++++
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >          2 files changed, 41 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >          create mode 100644 include/linux/mfd/qcom_pm8008.h
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > diff --git a/drivers/mfd/qcom-pm8008.c b/drivers/mfd/qcom-pm8008.c
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > index 569ffd50..55e2a8e 100644
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --- a/drivers/mfd/qcom-pm8008.c
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > +++ b/drivers/mfd/qcom-pm8008.c
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > @@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >          #include <linux/interrupt.h>
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >          #include <linux/irq.h>
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >          #include <linux/irqdomain.h>
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > +#include <linux/mfd/qcom_pm8008.h>
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >          #include <linux/module.h>
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >          #include <linux/of_device.h>
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >          #include <linux/of_platform.h>
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > @@ -57,6 +58,7 @@ enum {
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >          struct pm8008_data {
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >              struct device *dev;
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > +    struct regmap *regulators_regmap;
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >              int irq;
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >              struct regmap_irq_chip_data *irq_data;
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >          };
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > @@ -150,6 +152,12 @@ static struct regmap_config
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > qcom_mfd_regmap_cfg = {
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >              .max_register    = 0xFFFF,
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >          };
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > +struct regmap *pm8008_get_regmap(const struct pm8008_data *chip)
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > +{
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > +    return chip->regulators_regmap;
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > +}
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > +EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(pm8008_get_regmap);
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Seems like abstraction for the sake of abstraction.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Why not do the dereference inside the regulator driver?
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > To derefer this in the regulator driver, we need to have the
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > pm8008_data
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > struct definition in the qcom_pm8008 header file.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I think it doesn't look great to have only that structure in
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > header and all
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > other structs and enum in the mfd driver.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Then why pass 'pm8008_data' at all?
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > There is one more option, instead of passing the pm8008_data, we could
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > pass the pdev->dev.parent and get the pm8008 chip data directly in the
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > pm8008_get_regmap() like below
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > struct regmap *pm8008_get_regmap(const struct device *dev)
> > > > > > > > > > > > > >        {
> > > > > > > > > > > > > >            const struct pm8008_data *chip = dev_get_drvdata(dev);
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > > > > > > >            return chip->regulators_regmap;
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > }
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(pm8008_get_regmap);
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > By doing this we can avoid having declaration of pm8008_data also in the
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > header. Please let me know if this looks good.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > > > > > > Could you please confirm on this?
> > > > > > > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > What's preventing you from passing 'regmap'?
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > I didn't get what you meant here, could you please elaborate a bit?
> > > > > > > > > > > > Ah yes.  I authored you a patch, but became distracted. Here:
> > > > > > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > > > > > -----8<--------------------8<-------
> > > > > > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > > > > > From: Lee Jones<lee.jones@linaro.org>
> > > > > > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > > > > > mfd: pm8008: Remove driver data structure pm8008_data
> > > > > > > > > > > > Maintaining a local driver data structure that is never shared
> > > > > > > > > > > > outside of the core device is an unnecessary complexity.  Half of the
> > > > > > > > > > > > attributes were not used outside of a single function, one of which
> > > > > > > > > > > > was not used at all.  The remaining 2 are generic and can be passed
> > > > > > > > > > > > around as required.
> > > > > > > > > > > Okay, but we still need to store the regulators_regmap, which is required in
> > > > > > > > > > > the pm8008 regulator driver. Could we use a global variable for it?
> > > > > > > > > > Look down ...
> > > > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > > > > > Signed-off-by: Lee Jones<lee.jones@linaro.org>
> > > > > > > > > > > > ---
> > > > > > > > > > > >        drivers/mfd/qcom-pm8008.c | 53 ++++++++++++++++++-----------------------------
> > > > > > > > > > > >        1 file changed, 20 insertions(+), 33 deletions(-)
> > > > > > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > > > > > diff --git a/drivers/mfd/qcom-pm8008.c b/drivers/mfd/qcom-pm8008.c
> > > > > > > > > > > > index c472d7f8103c4..4b8ff947762f2 100644
> > > > > > > > > > > > --- a/drivers/mfd/qcom-pm8008.c
> > > > > > > > > > > > +++ b/drivers/mfd/qcom-pm8008.c
> > > > > > > > > > > > @@ -54,13 +54,6 @@ enum {
> > > > > > > > > > > >        #define PM8008_PERIPH_OFFSET(paddr)	(paddr - PM8008_PERIPH_0_BASE)
> > > > > > > > > > > > -struct pm8008_data {
> > > > > > > > > > > > -	struct device *dev;
> > > > > > > > > > > > -	struct regmap *regmap;
> > > > > > > > > > > > -	int irq;
> > > > > > > > > > > > -	struct regmap_irq_chip_data *irq_data;
> > > > > > > > > > > > -};
> > > > > > > > > > > > -
> > > > > > > > > > > >        static unsigned int p0_offs[] = {PM8008_PERIPH_OFFSET(PM8008_PERIPH_0_BASE)};
> > > > > > > > > > > >        static unsigned int p1_offs[] = {PM8008_PERIPH_OFFSET(PM8008_PERIPH_1_BASE)};
> > > > > > > > > > > >        static unsigned int p2_offs[] = {PM8008_PERIPH_OFFSET(PM8008_PERIPH_2_BASE)};
> > > > > > > > > > > > @@ -150,7 +143,7 @@ static struct regmap_config qcom_mfd_regmap_cfg = {
> > > > > > > > > > > >        	.max_register	= 0xFFFF,
> > > > > > > > > > > >        };
> > > > > > > > > > > > -static int pm8008_init(struct pm8008_data *chip)
> > > > > > > > > > > > +static int pm8008_init(struct regmap *regmap)
> > > > > > > > > > > >        {
> > > > > > > > > > > >        	int rc;
> > > > > > > > > > > > @@ -160,34 +153,31 @@ static int pm8008_init(struct pm8008_data *chip)
> > > > > > > > > > > >        	 * This is required to enable the writing of TYPE registers in
> > > > > > > > > > > >        	 * regmap_irq_sync_unlock().
> > > > > > > > > > > >        	 */
> > > > > > > > > > > > -	rc = regmap_write(chip->regmap,
> > > > > > > > > > > > -			 (PM8008_TEMP_ALARM_ADDR | INT_SET_TYPE_OFFSET),
> > > > > > > > > > > > -			 BIT(0));
> > > > > > > > > > > > +	rc = regmap_write(regmap, (PM8008_TEMP_ALARM_ADDR | INT_SET_TYPE_OFFSET), BIT(0));
> > > > > > > > > > > >        	if (rc)
> > > > > > > > > > > >        		return rc;
> > > > > > > > > > > >        	/* Do the same for GPIO1 and GPIO2 peripherals */
> > > > > > > > > > > > -	rc = regmap_write(chip->regmap,
> > > > > > > > > > > > -			 (PM8008_GPIO1_ADDR | INT_SET_TYPE_OFFSET), BIT(0));
> > > > > > > > > > > > +	rc = regmap_write(regmap, (PM8008_GPIO1_ADDR | INT_SET_TYPE_OFFSET), BIT(0));
> > > > > > > > > > > >        	if (rc)
> > > > > > > > > > > >        		return rc;
> > > > > > > > > > > > -	rc = regmap_write(chip->regmap,
> > > > > > > > > > > > -			 (PM8008_GPIO2_ADDR | INT_SET_TYPE_OFFSET), BIT(0));
> > > > > > > > > > > > +	rc = regmap_write(regmap, (PM8008_GPIO2_ADDR | INT_SET_TYPE_OFFSET), BIT(0));
> > > > > > > > > > > >        	return rc;
> > > > > > > > > > > >        }
> > > > > > > > > > > > -static int pm8008_probe_irq_peripherals(struct pm8008_data *chip,
> > > > > > > > > > > > +static int pm8008_probe_irq_peripherals(struct device *dev,
> > > > > > > > > > > > +					struct regmap *regmap,
> > > > > > > > > > > >        					int client_irq)
> > > > > > > > > > > >        {
> > > > > > > > > > > >        	int rc, i;
> > > > > > > > > > > >        	struct regmap_irq_type *type;
> > > > > > > > > > > >        	struct regmap_irq_chip_data *irq_data;
> > > > > > > > > > > > -	rc = pm8008_init(chip);
> > > > > > > > > > > > +	rc = pm8008_init(regmap);
> > > > > > > > > > > >        	if (rc) {
> > > > > > > > > > > > -		dev_err(chip->dev, "Init failed: %d\n", rc);
> > > > > > > > > > > > +		dev_err(dev, "Init failed: %d\n", rc);
> > > > > > > > > > > >        		return rc;
> > > > > > > > > > > >        	}
> > > > > > > > > > > > @@ -207,10 +197,10 @@ static int pm8008_probe_irq_peripherals(struct pm8008_data *chip,
> > > > > > > > > > > >        				IRQ_TYPE_LEVEL_HIGH | IRQ_TYPE_LEVEL_LOW);
> > > > > > > > > > > >        	}
> > > > > > > > > > > > -	rc = devm_regmap_add_irq_chip(chip->dev, chip->regmap, client_irq,
> > > > > > > > > > > > +	rc = devm_regmap_add_irq_chip(dev, regmap, client_irq,
> > > > > > > > > > > >        			IRQF_SHARED, 0, &pm8008_irq_chip, &irq_data);
> > > > > > > > > > > >        	if (rc) {
> > > > > > > > > > > > -		dev_err(chip->dev, "Failed to add IRQ chip: %d\n", rc);
> > > > > > > > > > > > +		dev_err(dev, "Failed to add IRQ chip: %d\n", rc);
> > > > > > > > > > > >        		return rc;
> > > > > > > > > > > >        	}
> > > > > > > > > > > > @@ -220,26 +210,23 @@ static int pm8008_probe_irq_peripherals(struct pm8008_data *chip,
> > > > > > > > > > > >        static int pm8008_probe(struct i2c_client *client)
> > > > > > > > > > > >        {
> > > > > > > > > > > >        	int rc;
> > > > > > > > > > > > -	struct pm8008_data *chip;
> > > > > > > > > > > > -
> > > > > > > > > > > > -	chip = devm_kzalloc(&client->dev, sizeof(*chip), GFP_KERNEL);
> > > > > > > > > > > > -	if (!chip)
> > > > > > > > > > > > -		return -ENOMEM;
> > > > > > > > > > > > +	struct device *dev;
> > > > > > > > > > > > +	struct regmap *regmap;
> > > > > > > > > > > > -	chip->dev = &client->dev;
> > > > > > > > > > > > -	chip->regmap = devm_regmap_init_i2c(client, &qcom_mfd_regmap_cfg);
> > > > > > > > > > > > -	if (!chip->regmap)
> > > > > > > > > > > > +	dev = &client->dev;
> > > > > > > > > > > > +	regmap = devm_regmap_init_i2c(client, &qcom_mfd_regmap_cfg);
> > > > > > > > > > > > +	if (!regmap)
> > > > > > > > > > > >        		return -ENODEV;
> > > > > > > > > > > > -	i2c_set_clientdata(client, chip);
> > > > > > > > > > > > +	i2c_set_clientdata(client, regmap);
> > > > > > > > > > Here ^
> > > > > > > > > I have added a dummy device and set the client data by passing regmap, see
> > > > > > > > > below:
> > > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > > +       regulators_client = i2c_new_dummy_device(client->adapter,
> > > > > > > > > client->addr + 1);
> > > > > > > > > +       if (IS_ERR(regulators_client)) {
> > > > > > > > > +               dev_err(dev, "can't attach client\n");
> > > > > > > > > +               return PTR_ERR(regulators_client);
> > > > > > > > > +       }
> > > > > > > > > +
> > > > > > > > > +       regulators_regmap = devm_regmap_init_i2c(regulators_client,
> > > > > > > > > &qcom_mfd_regmap_cfg[1]);
> > > > > > > > > +       if (!regmap)
> > > > > > > > > +               return -ENODEV;
> > > > > > > > > +
> > > > > > > > > +       i2c_set_clientdata(client, regulators_regmap);
> > > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > > Now if i try to get this regmap from regulator driver by doing
> > > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > > struct regmap *regmap = dev_get_drvdata(pdev->dev.parent);
> > > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > > it still gets me the regmap of pm8008@8 device and not the regulator device
> > > > > > > > > regmap (0x9). Not sure if I'm missing something here.
> > > > > > > > So you need to pass 2 regmap pointers?
> > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > If you need to pass more than one item to the child devices, you do
> > > > > > > > need to use a struct for that.
> > > > > > > I need to pass only one regmap out of the two, but i am not able to retrieve
> > > > > > > the correct regmap simply by doing i2c_set_clientdata
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > probably because we are having all the child nodes under same DT node and
> > > > > > > thus not able to distinguish based on the dev pointer
> > > > > > You can only pull out (get) the pointer that you put in (set).
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > Unless you over-wrote it later in the thread of execution, you are
> > > > > > pulling out whatever regulators_regmap happens to be.
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > Is qcom_mfd_regmap_cfg[1] definitely the one you want?
> > > > > Yes, I need qcom_mfd_regmap_cfg[1]
> > > > > 
> > > > > Pasting code snippet for reference:
> > > > > 
> > > > > static struct regmap_config qcom_mfd_regmap_cfg[2] = {
> > > > >        {
> > > > > 
> > > > >            .name = "infra",
> > > > >            .reg_bits   = 16,
> > > > >            .val_bits   = 8,
> > > > >            .max_register   = 0xFFFF,
> > > > >        },
> > > > >        {
> > > > >            .name = "regulators",
> > > > >            .reg_bits   = 16,
> > > > >            .val_bits   = 8,
> > > > >            .max_register   = 0xFFFF,
> > > > >        },
> > > > > 
> > > > > };
> > > > > 
> > > > > 
> > > > > Inside pm8008_probe:
> > > > > 
> > > > > 
> > > > >        regmap = devm_regmap_init_i2c(client, &qcom_mfd_regmap_cfg[0]);
> > > > >        if (!regmap)
> > > > >            return -ENODEV;
> > > > > 
> > > > >        i2c_set_clientdata(client, regmap);
> > > > > 
> > > > > 
> > > > >        regulators_client = i2c_new_dummy_device(client->adapter, client->addr
> > > > > + 1);
> > > > >        if (IS_ERR(regulators_client)) {
> > > > >            dev_err(dev, "can't attach client\n");
> > > > >            return PTR_ERR(regulators_client);
> > > > >        }
> > > > > 
> > > > >        regulators_regmap = devm_regmap_init_i2c(regulators_client,
> > > > > &qcom_mfd_regmap_cfg[1]);
> > > > >        if (!regmap)
> > > > >            return -ENODEV;
> > > > > 
> > > > >        i2c_set_clientdata(regulators_client, regulators_regmap);
> > > > You can't call this twice.
> > > > 
> > > > Doing so with over-write regmap with regulators_regmap.
> > > > 
> > > > You said you only needed one?
> > > > 
> > > >     "I need to pass only one regmap out of the two, but i am not able to retrieve"
> > > I thought you asked whether we have to pass two regmaps to the child
> > > regulator driver.
> > Yes, that's what I was asking.
> > 
> > So you only need to pass 'regulators_regmap' (derived from
> > "regulators") right?
> 
> 
> Yes
> 
> 
> > In that case, keep:
> > 
> >    i2c_set_clientdata(regulators_client, regulators_regmap);
> > 
> > ... and drop:
> > 
> >    i2c_set_clientdata(client, regmap);
> 
> 
> Dropping this did not help, it says regmap is NULL. Can we drop this? we

If it's NULL coming out, it was NULL going in.

Does it get checked before setting it?

Are you getting it from the right device?

> might still need it for other child peripherals like gpios?
> 
> Also, setting the data through different clients would still overwrite the
> data? I thought it would be written to respective client->dev.

It does, but you are fetching it back out from the parent, right?

  const struct pm8008_data *chip = dev_get_drvdata(pdev->dev.parent);

Which is only one device.

If you want to set the child's data, then that is usually accomplished
using platform_data (you can do this using the MFD API - see struct
mfd_cell), not driver_data.

> > > > > In qcom-pm8008-regulator.c I tried to get the regmap using
> > > > > 
> > > > > dev_get_regmap(pdev->dev.parent, "regulators");
> > > > I haven't looked at this API before.  I suggest that this would be
> > > > used *instead* of passing the regmap pointer via driver_data.
> > > > 
> > > > It looks like you're using different devices to init your regmaps;
> > > > 'client' and 'regulator_client' (derived from client->adapter).
> > > > 
> > > > "regulators" is registered using regulators_regmap which was *not*
> > > > init'ed with pdev->dev.parent (same as client->dev), so trying to
> > > > dev_get_regmap() with that device pointer will not work.
> > > Okay, So I will leave the driver as is then?
> > Right, let's take a step back and try to clarify a few things here.
> > 
> > What is the purpose of the two regmaps that you're creating here?
> 
> The pm8008 chip is an I2C based pmic which has 2 address spaces 0x8 and 0x9.
> 
> > Where will each of them be used?
> 
> Under the 0x8 address space peripherals like gpio, temp-alarm etc will be
> present and under the 0x9 regulators are present.
>
> > Regmaps created in MFD are usually either used only locally, here in
> > the parent driver or shared amongst *multiple* children.  If that is
> > not the case for regulators_regmap, which looks suspiciously like it's
> > only used in the Regulator driver, then why not initialise the regmap
> > there instead?  Rather than pointlessly creating it here and passing
> > it via the driver_data pointer.
> 
> 
> Initially we implemented below design
> 
> [V4,5/6] arm64: dts: qcom: pm8008: Add base dts file - Patchwork
> (kernel.org) <https://patchwork.kernel.org/project/linux-arm-msm/patch/1637314953-4215-6-git-send-email-quic_c_skakit@quicinc.com/>
> 
> As per Mark's suggestions I've dropped the compatible for regulator driver
> and registered the regulators through mfd driver.

If the regmap is _only_ used in the regulator driver, it should be
initialised there.

I suggest you move all of this regmap set-up into the Regulator
driver and have done with it.

> [V4,2/6] dt-bindings: regulator: Add pm8008 regulator bindings - Patchwork
> (kernel.org) <https://patchwork.kernel.org/project/linux-arm-msm/patch/1637314953-4215-3-git-send-email-quic_c_skakit@quicinc.com/>
> 
> Later as per the discussions here [1] and [2], I've added this patch to use
> i2c_new_dummy_device() API to register the regulator devices as child
> devices to pm8008@8 node and made the DT changes suggested.
> 
> [1] [V9,4/6] regulator: Add a regulator driver for the PM8008 PMIC -
> Patchwork (kernel.org) <https://patchwork.kernel.org/project/linux-arm-msm/patch/1649166633-25872-5-git-send-email-quic_c_skakit@quicinc.com/>
> 
> [2] [V10,7/9] regulator: Add a regulator driver for the PM8008 PMIC -
> Patchwork (kernel.org) <https://patchwork.kernel.org/project/linux-arm-msm/patch/1649939418-19861-8-git-send-email-quic_c_skakit@quicinc.com/>
> 
> To implement this approach, I had to initialize the regulator_regmap in the
> mfd probe and pass it to the regulator driver either through driver data
> struct or a global variable. Other mfd drivers with similar implementation
> are following the same. please let me know if you have further queries
> regarding this.

It's fine for the regulator driver to be registered from here, but the
child should do its own regmap initialisation.

> > Once I know more about your intentions, I can help you devise a plan.

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