linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 2/3] msm: iommu: Generalize platform data for multiple targets

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Message-ID: <1297457899.4852.14.camel@m0nster>
Date:	Fri, 11 Feb 2011 12:58:19 -0800
From:	Daniel Walker <dwalker@...eaurora.org>
To:	Steve Muckle <smuckle@...eaurora.org>
Cc:	Stepan Moskovchenko <stepanm@...eaurora.org>,
	davidb@...eaurora.org, linux-arm-msm@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/3] msm: iommu: Generalize platform data for multiple
 targets

On Fri, 2011-02-11 at 12:51 -0800, Steve Muckle wrote:
> On 02/11/11 12:42, Daniel Walker wrote:
> >>  static struct resource msm_iommu_jpegd_resources[] = {
> >>  	{
> >> -		.start = MSM_IOMMU_JPEGD_PHYS,
> >> -		.end   = MSM_IOMMU_JPEGD_PHYS + MSM_IOMMU_JPEGD_SIZE - 1,
> >> +		.start = 0x07300000,
> >> +		.end   = 0x07300000 + SZ_1M - 1,
> > 
> > Looks worse .. Just put the macros into a static header file for both.
> 
> Why bother defining macros for these if they only appear here? I don't
> think that adds any value or readability - these addresses are clearly
> the physical area for the msm_iommu_jpegd. It just makes it more
> annoying to have to look up the values in a separate file if you are
> wondering what they are.

So your saying if you look at the number 0x07300000 you instantly know
that this JPEGD? What if I pick a random other kernel developer do you
think they would instantly know that? I have no idea what 0x07300000 is.

Also if it's in a header you could ifdef them with out touching the C
file, which is just forward looking.

Daniel


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