linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 04/10] pwm: core: use bitops

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Date:	Fri, 6 Nov 2015 23:36:44 +0200
From:	Andy Shevchenko <andy.shevchenko@...il.com>
To:	Olliver Schinagl <o.schinagl@...imaker.com>
Cc:	Thierry Reding <thierry.reding@...il.com>,
	Olliver Schinagl <oliver@...inagl.nl>,
	Rob Herring <robh+dt@...nel.org>,
	Pawel Moll <pawel.moll@....com>,
	Mark Rutland <mark.rutland@....com>,
	Ian Campbell <ijc+devicetree@...lion.org.uk>,
	Kumar Gala <galak@...eaurora.org>,
	Joachim Eastwood <manabian@...il.com>,
	Maxime Ripard <maxime.ripard@...e-electrons.com>,
	Alexandre Belloni <alexandre.belloni@...e-electrons.com>,
	Olliver Schinagl <oliver+list@...inagl.nl>,
	linux-pwm@...r.kernel.org, devicetree <devicetree@...r.kernel.org>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	linux-arm Mailing List <linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 04/10] pwm: core: use bitops

On Fri, Nov 6, 2015 at 4:49 PM, Olliver Schinagl
<o.schinagl@...imaker.com> wrote:
> Hey Thierry,
>
> but why have the bit macro at all then :)

For my opinion, it's good to use in new code, or when you have this
change as a continuation of bigger series.
Though, others might have a different one :-)

>
> But that choice I guess I leave to you, as it's your section, I know some
> submaintainers prefer it and want it to be used, so I guess it's something
> in general kernel wide that should be desided on, BIT() macro preferred or
> not.
>
> Olliver
>
>
> On 06-11-15 15:46, Thierry Reding wrote:
>>
>> On Mon, Oct 26, 2015 at 10:32:35PM +0100, Olliver Schinagl wrote:
>>>
>>> From: Olliver Schinagl <oliver@...inagl.nl>
>>>
>>> The pwm header defines bits manually while there is a nice bitops.h with
>>> a BIT() macro. Use the BIT() macro to set bits in pwm.h
>>>
>>> Signed-off-by: Olliver Schinagl <oliver@...inagl.nl>
>>> ---
>>>   include/linux/pwm.h | 7 ++++---
>>>   1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
>>
>> I don't think this is a useful change. The BIT() macro needs the same
>> number of characters to type at the expense of requiring an additional
>> include.
>>
>> Thierry
>
>
> --
> Met vriendelijke groeten, Kind regards, 与亲切的问候
>
> Olliver Schinagl
> Software Engineer
> Research & Development
> Ultimaker B.V.
>
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