[PATCH 4/5] gpio: xilinx: Utilize generic bitmap_get_value and _set_value

Linus Walleij linus.walleij at linaro.org
Sun Dec 27 16:29:38 EST 2020


On Sat, Dec 26, 2020 at 7:44 AM Syed Nayyar Waris <syednwaris at gmail.com> wrote:

> This patch reimplements the xgpio_set_multiple() function in
> drivers/gpio/gpio-xilinx.c to use the new generic functions:
> bitmap_get_value() and bitmap_set_value(). The code is now simpler
> to read and understand. Moreover, instead of looping for each bit
> in xgpio_set_multiple() function, now we can check each channel at
> a time and save cycles.
>
> Cc: William Breathitt Gray <vilhelm.gray at gmail.com>
> Cc: Bartosz Golaszewski <bgolaszewski at baylibre.com>
> Cc: Michal Simek <michal.simek at xilinx.com>
> Signed-off-by: Syed Nayyar Waris <syednwaris at gmail.com>

(...)

> +#include <../drivers/gpio/clump_bits.h>

What is this?

Isn't a simple

#include "clump_bits.h"

enough?

We need an ACK from the Xilinx people that they think this
actually improves the readability and maintainability of their
driver.

Yours,
Linus Walleij



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