linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v5 08/10] spi: expose master transfer size limitation.

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Date:	Tue, 1 Dec 2015 23:12:33 +0000
From:	Mark Brown <broonie@...nel.org>
To:	Michal Suchanek <hramrach@...il.com>
Cc:	Heiner Kallweit <hkallweit1@...il.com>,
	David Woodhouse <dwmw2@...radead.org>,
	Brian Norris <computersforpeace@...il.com>,
	Han Xu <han.xu@...escale.com>,
	Boris Brezillon <boris.brezillon@...e-electrons.com>,
	Javier Martinez Canillas <javier@....samsung.com>,
	Stephen Warren <swarren@...dia.com>,
	"Andrew F. Davis" <afd@...com>, Marek Vasut <marex@...x.de>,
	Rafał Miłecki <zajec5@...il.com>,
	Mika Westerberg <mika.westerberg@...ux.intel.com>,
	Gabor Juhos <juhosg@...nwrt.org>,
	Bean Huo 霍斌斌 <beanhuo@...ron.com>,
	Furquan Shaikh <furquan@...gle.com>,
	linux-mtd@...ts.infradead.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-spi@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v5 08/10] spi: expose master transfer size limitation.

On Tue, Dec 01, 2015 at 04:51:06PM -0000, Michal Suchanek wrote:

> +static inline size_t
> +spi_max_transfer_size(struct spi_device *spi)
> +{
> +	struct spi_master *master = spi->master;
> +	if (!master->max_transfer_size)
> +		return 0;
> +	return master->max_transfer_size(spi);
> +}

Can we change this to return SIZE_MAX instead (ie, the maximum value for
a size_t)?  That way callers don't need to worry if there is a limit, if
they want to handle it they can just unconditionally assume that a limit
will be provided.

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