linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v6] gpio: driver for PrimeCell PL061 GPIO controller

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Date:	Fri, 19 Jun 2009 16:43:32 +0300
From:	Baruch Siach <baruch@...s.co.il>
To:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, dbrownell@...rs.sourceforge.net,
	linux-arm-kernel@...ts.arm.linux.org.uk, linux@....linux.org.uk
Subject: Re: [PATCH v6] gpio: driver for PrimeCell PL061 GPIO controller

Hi Andrew,

Thanks for your review.

On Thu, Jun 18, 2009 at 03:19:16PM -0700, Andrew Morton wrote:
> On Wed, 17 Jun 2009 09:34:37 +0300
> Baruch Siach <baruch@...s.co.il> wrote:
> > ...
> >
> > +static int __init pl061_probe(struct amba_device *dev, struct amba_id *id)
> > +{
> > +	struct pl061_platform_data *pdata;
> > +	struct pl061_gpio *chip;
> > +	struct list_head *chip_list;
> > +	int ret, irq, i;
> > +	static unsigned long init_irq[BITS_TO_LONGS(NR_IRQS)];
> 
> We could perhaps use DECLARE_BITMAP() here.  Which implies that the
> whole use of this bitmap should use the bitmap API rather than
> open-coded bitops.
> 
> I don't know whether that would actually improve anything - it's just a
> thought..

I'll change that.

> > +	if (!test_and_set_bit(irq, init_irq)) { /* list initialized? */
> > +		chip_list = kmalloc(sizeof(*chip_list), GFP_KERNEL);
> > +		if (chip_list == NULL) {
> 
> We should do a clear_bit() here.

Will fix.

Should I post v7 of the entire patch, or just a fix-up for these issues?

baruch

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