linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 3/4] regmap: Add SPI bus support

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Date:	Fri, 15 Jul 2011 14:09:44 +0900
From:	Mark Brown <broonie@...nsource.wolfsonmicro.com>
To:	Grant Likely <grant.likely@...retlab.ca>
Cc:	Greg KH <greg@...ah.com>, Jean Delvare <khali@...ux-fr.org>,
	Dimitris Papastamos <dp@...nsource.wolfsonmicro.com>,
	Liam Girdwood <lrg@...com>,
	Samuel Oritz <sameo@...ux.intel.com>,
	Graeme Gregory <gg@...mlogic.co.uk>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 3/4] regmap: Add SPI bus support

On Thu, Jul 14, 2011 at 11:04:27PM -0600, Grant Likely wrote:
> On Thu, Jul 14, 2011 at 10:39 PM, Mark Brown
> <broonie@...nsource.wolfsonmicro.com> wrote:

[Regmap API I2C bus code.]
> > There was a bit about this in the cover mail - it's the interace
> > stability issue again, the plan is to move them once we're more
> > confident that the interface used will stay stable.

> I've got no problem with churn in drivers/spi, and I'm fine to have
> changes in drivers/spi merged via other trees if it means the code is
> in the logical place.

Can I add an ack from you for that?  If/when it does get merged I'd
appreciate it if you pushed any code to me for review.

> >>       struct spi_transfer t[2] = { {.tx_buf = reg, .len = reg_len},
> >>                                    {.tx_buf = val, .len = val_len}};

> >> Then the memset() and t[0]/t[1] lines can all be culled.

> > That does the init to zero?

> You might want to double check, but I believe it gets implemented as a
> memcpy of a static initializer.

Hrm, given that neither of us is 100% sure I think it's safer to leave
it written out long hand and avoid confusing anyone else.
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