linux-kernel - Re: [lm-sensors] [PATCH] hwmon: Driver for Texas Instruments amc6821 chip

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Date:	Tue, 22 Sep 2009 07:59:14 +0200
From:	Tomaz Mertelj <tomaz.mertelj@...st.arnes.si>
To:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Jean Delvare <khali@...ux-fr.org>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, lm-sensors@...sensors.org
Subject: Re: [lm-sensors] [PATCH] hwmon: Driver for Texas Instruments 
  amc6821 chip

At 14:44 21. 9. 2009 -0700, Andrew Morton wrote:
>On Wed, 9 Sep 2009 09:34:35 +0200
>Jean Delvare <khali@...ux-fr.org> wrote:
>
> > > #define set_temp_para(name, reg)\
> > > static ssize_t set_##name(\
> > >             struct device *dev,\
> > >             struct device_attribute *attr,\
> > >             const char *buf,\
> > >             size_t count)\
> > > {\
> > >     return set_helper(dev, attr, buf, count, &dev->name);\
> > > }
> > >
> > > And then do all the real work in a common function?  Rather than
> > > expanding tens of copies of the same thing?
> >
> > Yes please. We got rid of macro-generated callbacks in most hwmon
> > drivers a couple years ago already.
>
>I never received an update to this patch so I'm retaining it in my tree
>for now.


OK. I have an update almost ready. I only need some time to test it.

Should I post a patch on top of the original patch or a full patch to the 
latest kernel tree?

Tomaz Mertelj


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