linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 3/8] eeepc-laptop: define rfkill notifier nodes only once

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Date:	Mon, 27 Oct 2014 22:12:20 -0700
From:	Darren Hart <dvhart@...radead.org>
To:	Frans Klaver <fransklaver@...il.com>
Cc:	Corentin Chary <corentin.chary@...il.com>,
	acpi4asus-user@...ts.sourceforge.net,
	platform-driver-x86@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 3/8] eeepc-laptop: define rfkill notifier nodes only once

On Wed, Oct 22, 2014 at 09:12:38PM +0200, Frans Klaver wrote:
> The rfkill notifier node names are used in three different places. As a
> matter of style, it is better to store them somewhere and have the
> compiler warn us about typos in the function arguments.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Frans Klaver <fransklaver@...il.com>
> ---
>  drivers/platform/x86/eeepc-laptop.c | 22 +++++++++++++---------
>  1 file changed, 13 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/platform/x86/eeepc-laptop.c b/drivers/platform/x86/eeepc-laptop.c
> index 6e3be01..e92ea41 100644
> --- a/drivers/platform/x86/eeepc-laptop.c
> +++ b/drivers/platform/x86/eeepc-laptop.c
> @@ -819,11 +819,15 @@ static int eeepc_new_rfkill(struct eeepc_laptop *eeepc,
>  	return 0;
>  }
>  
> +static char EEEPC_RFKILL_NODE_1[] = "\\_SB.PCI0.P0P5";
> +static char EEEPC_RFKILL_NODE_2[] = "\\_SB.PCI0.P0P6";
> +static char EEEPC_RFKILL_NODE_3[] = "\\_SB.PCI0.P0P7";

So, out of curiosity, any particular reason for static char[] instead of
#define? I see both used frequently and didn't see any advice in CodingStyle.

Regardless, Queued and thanks,

-- 
Darren Hart
Intel Open Source Technology Center
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