linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 4/4] clk: Fix debugfs_create

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Date:   Wed, 10 Jan 2018 13:14:07 -0800
From:   Stephen Boyd <sboyd@...eaurora.org>
To:     Geert Uytterhoeven <geert+renesas@...der.be>
Cc:     Michael Turquette <mturquette@...libre.com>,
        linux-clk@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 4/4] clk: Fix debugfs_create_*() usage

On 01/03, Geert Uytterhoeven wrote:
> When exposing data access through debugfs, the correct
> debugfs_create_*() functions must be used, matching the data types.
> 
> Remove all casts from data pointers passed to debugfs_create_*()
> functions, as such casts prevent the compiler from flagging bugs.
> 
> clk_core.rate and .accuracy are "unsigned long", hence casting their
> addresses to "u32 *" exposed the wrong halves on big-endian 64-bit
> systems.  Fix this by using debugfs_create_ulong() instead.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Geert Uytterhoeven <geert+renesas@...der.be>
> ---

Applied to clk-next

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