It shorten, as typed chars, access to config values as there is one
pointer less. Also, when config/platform data is passed to driver there
could be some values that are not relevant to store state as such or
not needed to store at all.
Signed-off-by: NAntti Palosaari <crope@iki.fi>
Signed-off-by: NMauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab@s-opensource.com>