linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] nvmem: fix nvmem_cell_read() return type for !CONFIG

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Date:	Wed, 8 Jun 2016 13:00:38 -0700
From:	Brian Norris <briannorris@...omium.org>
To:	Srinivas Kandagatla <srinivas.kandagatla@...aro.org>
Cc:	Maxime Ripard <maxime.ripard@...e-electrons.com>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Brian Norris <computersforpeace@...il.com>,
	Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
	Guenter Roeck <linux@...ck-us.net>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] nvmem: fix nvmem_cell_read() return type for
 !CONFIG_NVMEM

On Wed, Jun 08, 2016 at 07:52:06PM +0100, Srinivas Kandagatla wrote:
> On 08/06/16 17:40, Brian Norris wrote:
> >On Wed, Jun 08, 2016 at 09:26:46AM -0700, Brian Norris wrote:
> >>With CONFIG_NVMEM, nvmem_cell_read() returns void *. With !CONFIG_NVMEM
> >>it returns char *. Let's make that consistent. Also drop the
> >>incorrect/inconsistent comment about char * above the nvmem_cell_read()
> >>definition.
> >>
> >>drivers/thermal/mtk_thermal.c is already working around this by casting
> >>to (u32 *).
> >>
> >>Signed-off-by: Brian Norris <briannorris@...omium.org>
> >
> >Seems Guenter submitted the same thing a week ago, with no response:
> 
> This patch has been already sent to Greg few days back with my sign
> off http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.linux.kernel/2233276

Ah, didn't notice that either. Anyway, doesn't seem to show up in
linux-next.

Brian