linux-kernel - Re: [PATCHv8 2/4] power_supply: Introduce generic psy charging driver

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Date:	Thu, 13 Mar 2014 10:10:41 +0100
From:	Pavel Machek <pavel@....cz>
To:	Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@...aro.org>
Cc:	Jenny Tc <jenny.tc@...el.com>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Dmitry Eremin-Solenikov <dbaryshkov@...il.com>,
	Anton Vorontsov <cbouatmailru@...il.com>,
	Anton Vorontsov <anton.vorontsov@...aro.org>,
	Kim Milo <Milo.Kim@...com>, Lee Jones <lee.jones@...aro.org>,
	Jingoo Han <jg1.han@...sung.com>,
	Chanwoo Choi <cw00.choi@...sung.com>,
	Sachin Kamat <sachin.kamat@...aro.org>,
	Lars-Peter Clausen <lars@...afoo.de>,
	Pali Rohár <pali.rohar@...il.com>,
	Rhyland Klein <rklein@...dia.com>,
	"Rafael J. Wysocki" <rjw@...ysocki.net>,
	David Woodhouse <dwmw2@...radead.org>,
	Tony Lindgren <tony@...mide.com>,
	Russell King <linux@....linux.org.uk>,
	Sebastian Reichel <sre@...g0.de>,
	Aaro Koskinen <aaro.koskinen@....fi>,
	Pallala Ramakrishna <ramakrishna.pallala@...el.com>,
	Ивайло Димитров 
	<freemangordon@....bg>, Linux-OMAP <linux-omap@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCHv8 2/4] power_supply: Introduce generic psy charging
 driver

On Wed 2014-03-12 15:32:59, Linus Walleij wrote:
> On Mon, Mar 10, 2014 at 5:33 AM, Jenny Tc <jenny.tc@...el.com> wrote:
> > On Fri, Mar 07, 2014 at 09:25:20PM +0100, Pavel Machek wrote:
> 
> >> > +   /* sort based on priority. 0 has the highest priority  */
> >> > +   for (i = 0; i < cnt; ++i)
> >> > +           for (j = 0; j < cnt; ++j)
> >> > +                   if (psy_prioirty(psy_lst[j]) > psy_prioirty(psy_lst[i]))
> >> > +                           swap(psy_lst[j], psy_lst[i]);
> >> > +
> >>
> >> WTF? Bubble sort in kernel?
> >
> > Yes, it's bubble sort. Since the number of power supply objects in real systems
> > (max 4) are limited, I feel the complexity would be as same as any other
> > sorting algorithms. Any suggestions?
> 
> You already have a kernel quicksort implementation in lib/sort.c.
> 
> Please restructure the code to make use of this as it is already
> compiled into every kernel.

Actually.. I believe the code needs more surgery than that. It should
not need those string lookups -- just attach data directly to struct
psy. And yes, if sort remains, it needs to use library function, but
I strongly believe sorting should not be neccessary here.

									Pavel
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