linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 8/9] ata: Add support for the Tegra124 SATA controller

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Message-ID: <20140617161320.GG31819@htj.dyndns.org>
Date:	Tue, 17 Jun 2014 12:13:20 -0400
From:	Tejun Heo <tj@...nel.org>
To:	Stephen Warren <swarren@...dotorg.org>
Cc:	Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz <b.zolnierkie@...sung.com>,
	Mikko Perttunen <mperttunen@...dia.com>,
	thierry.reding@...il.com, pdeschrijver@...dia.com,
	linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-tegra@...r.kernel.org, linux-ide@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 8/9] ata: Add support for the Tegra124 SATA controller

On Tue, Jun 17, 2014 at 10:10:23AM -0600, Stephen Warren wrote:
> > sata_writel() and sata_read() static inlines don't seem to add any value.
> > 
> > Can they be removed?
> 
> Such functions are quite idiomatic in drivers, and serve to simplify all
> the call-sites by removing the need to write out the addition of the
> base address everywhere.

I think it obfuscates more than helps.  If you absoluately have to
keep it, please at least name it so that it's clear that it's
something specific to this driver.

Thanks.

-- 
tejun
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