linux-kernel - RE: [PATCH v3 03/17] crypto: talitos - talitos

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Date:	Fri, 17 Apr 2015 15:14:18 +0000
From:	David Laight <David.Laight@...LAB.COM>
To:	'Christophe Leroy' <christophe.leroy@....fr>,
	Kim Phillips <kim.phillips@...escale.com>,
	Herbert Xu <herbert@...dor.apana.org.au>,
	David S Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
CC:	"linuxppc-dev@...ts.ozlabs.org" <linuxppc-dev@...ts.ozlabs.org>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	"linux-crypto@...r.kernel.org" <linux-crypto@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: RE: [PATCH v3 03/17] crypto: talitos - talitos_ptr renamed ptr for
 more lisibility

From: Christophe Leroy
> Linux CodyingStyle recommends to use short variables for local
> variables. ptr is just good enough for those 3 lines functions.
> It helps keep single lines shorter than 80 characters.
...
> -static void to_talitos_ptr(struct talitos_ptr *talitos_ptr, dma_addr_t dma_addr)
> +static void to_talitos_ptr(struct talitos_ptr *ptr, dma_addr_t dma_addr)
>  {
> -	talitos_ptr->ptr = cpu_to_be32(lower_32_bits(dma_addr));
> -	talitos_ptr->eptr = upper_32_bits(dma_addr);
> +	ptr->ptr = cpu_to_be32(lower_32_bits(dma_addr));
> +	ptr->eptr = upper_32_bits(dma_addr);
>  }
...

Maybe, but 'ptr' isn't a good choice.

	David