Re: [coreboot] [PATCH] [RFC] v3: CS5536 cleanup, and v3 design

[Stefan Reinauer]

Carl-Daniel Hailfinger wrote:
> Absolutely. The ultimate goal is to kill dev_find_pci_device completely.
> We have a really nice device model and we should not work around it with
> v2-style code.

This will not always be possible, because devices have interactions.

Example:

function setup_link_between_a_and_b:
- Set bit X in device A
- Set bit Y in device B
- Poll bit Z in device A until a link between A and B is valid

Now, you have to put that function either in device A or device B.

Stefan