linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] gpio: pca953x: Use correct u16 value for register word write

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Date:	Tue, 29 Mar 2016 20:06:14 +0800
From:	Phil Reid <preid@...ctromag.com.au>
To:	Yong Li <sdliyong@...il.com>, linus.walleij@...aro.org,
	gnurou@...il.com, linux-gpio@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] gpio: pca953x: Use correct u16 value for register word
 write

G'day Yong,

One comment below.

On 29/03/2016 2:27 PM, Yong Li wrote:
> The current implementation only uses the first byte in *val,
> the second data is always 0. Change it to *(u16 *)val
> to write the two bytes into the register
>
> Signed-off-by: Yong Li <sdliyong@...il.com>
> ---
>   drivers/gpio/gpio-pca953x.c | 2 +-
>   1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/gpio/gpio-pca953x.c b/drivers/gpio/gpio-pca953x.c
> index d0d3065..cf3d410 100644
> --- a/drivers/gpio/gpio-pca953x.c
> +++ b/drivers/gpio/gpio-pca953x.c
> @@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ static int pca953x_write_regs(struct pca953x_chip *chip, int reg, u8 *val)
>   		switch (chip->chip_type) {
>   		case PCA953X_TYPE:
>   			ret = i2c_smbus_write_word_data(chip->client,
> -							reg << 1, (u16) *val);
> +							reg << 1, *(u16 *)val);
I don't think this is safe for systems that don't support unaligned memory access.


>   			break;
>   		case PCA957X_TYPE:
>   			ret = i2c_smbus_write_byte_data(chip->client, reg << 1,
>


-- 
Regards
Phil Reid