linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/3] video: xilinxfb: Fix OF probing on little-endian systems

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Date:	Wed, 29 May 2013 09:18:39 -0700
From:	Sören Brinkmann <soren.brinkmann@...inx.com>
To:	Michal Simek <michal.simek@...inx.com>
CC:	<linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>, Michal Simek <monstr@...str.eu>,
	Pallav Joshi <pallav.joshi@...inx.com>, <git-dev@...inx.com>,
	Florian Tobias Schandinat <FlorianSchandinat@....de>,
	<linux-fbdev@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/3] video: xilinxfb: Fix OF probing on little-endian
 systems

On Wed, May 29, 2013 at 06:12:56PM +0200, Michal Simek wrote:
> From: Michal Simek <monstr@...str.eu>
> 
> DTB is always big-endian that's why is necessary
> to convert it.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Michal Simek <monstr@...str.eu>
> Signed-off-by: Michal Simek <michal.simek@...inx.com>
> ---
>  drivers/video/xilinxfb.c | 2 +-
>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/video/xilinxfb.c b/drivers/video/xilinxfb.c
> index af0b4fd..5af341e 100644
> --- a/drivers/video/xilinxfb.c
> +++ b/drivers/video/xilinxfb.c
> @@ -428,7 +428,7 @@ static int xilinxfb_of_probe(struct platform_device *op)
>  	 * interface and initialize the tft_access accordingly.
>  	 */
>  	p = (u32 *)of_get_property(op->dev.of_node, "xlnx,dcr-splb-slave-if", NULL);
You should consider using 'of_property_read_u32() (or one of its other
variants for arrays, strings, etc). That already implicitly does the
endian conversion.

	Sören


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